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Newspaper Page TextULAXT ' 52nd Year Price 10 Cents Subscribers Recommended To report Improper or non delivery of the Mnil Tribune in Medford phone SP 2-6141. Ash land MU 2-1021. Yreka 841W before 6:45 p.m. daily and 12 JO a.m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call please notify office thus eliminating special messenger service. RIBUNE A feature story ibout Henry Van Brrger, who was caretaker at Camp McLouith lin at Lake of the Woods for 20 yean, appears on page 12 of today's Mall Tribune. United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire 50 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1958 No. 237 Discussion Okay By Khruschev Viih Reservations Seeks Abandonment Of Military Bases Moscow W Nikita S. Khruschev, in a speech made public Saturday, agreed to discuss" the question of in tercontinental - ballistic mis siles as part of a general dis armament settlement If the United States agreed to ban hydrogen and atomic weap ons and liquidate its military bases overseas. The party chief criticized President Eisenhower's pro p o s a 1 s for agreement on peaceful uses of space. He said Russia's two sputniks were "by no means the last word" in Russian scientific advances and that Russia "al ready has" the rockets that the West is still trying to de velop." Describes Progress The Communist party chief coupled a glowing description of Soviet technological advan ces and an attack on Western plans for European rocket bases with a fresh appeal for a "very urgent" summit con ference between the East and West. He stated that Russian sci entists probably will launch another earth satellite "more than double" the weight of ha If -ton sputnik II- Khruschev plunged into a discussion of the East and West deadlock on disarma ment and recalled Russian proposals for a ban on nu clear weapons tests in criti cizing the Eisenhower space program. He said the U.S. wanted a "banning of the use of cos mic space, that is ... a ban on inter-continental ballistic rockets." Scoffs at U.S. Rockets But, he said, the West does not even have these rockets now, or the rockets to arm proposed bases in Europe. He said it would be "two or three years" before the West could produce such missiles in quantity. Referring to Eisenhower's state of the union message, the Soviet leader said he agreed with the President on the need for peaceful actions to match peaceful words. "But this must come from both sides and not only from the Soviet side," he said. JOHN L. HOLMES Wins DSA Award Here DSA Award Given School Official John L. Holmes, vice princi pal of Hedrick Junior high school, was named winner of the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce's Distinguished Service Award at their meet ing held Saturday night in the Rogue Valley Country club. Holmes was one of several Medford men who were rec ommended for the annual hon or. Winner of the award must be between 21 and 35-years-old and must have exhibited community leadership and community service during the past year. Holmes is one of the top officials in the Big Pines dis trict of the Boy Scouts and has been selected for the na tional staff of the coming fourth national jamboree of the scouts this summer. He served as chairman and organ izer for more than 50 scouting units in the area. He also worked on the United Med ford Crusade during the year. mm wpMML - Mm NEW OFFICERS The group of new of ficers look over a special edition of the chamber newspaper following the annual Jackson County Chamber of Commerce dinner Friday night at the Rogue Valley country club. From left: Russ Jamison, sec ond vice president; Otto Frohnmayer, pres ident; Ron Gandee, first vice president; and C. H. Young, treasurer. New board mem Rental Rates Revised On Guard Armory Rental rates for use of the new Medford National Guard Armory were revised at a joint meeting of the Armory and Armory advisory board last week, according to Lt. Jack C. Phillips, custodian of the Armory board. Careful consideration was Mother's March Plans Completed To Top Record Mrs. Harold Gilbert, chairman of the March of Dimes' Moth ers March, said plans have been completed for an all-out group effort to cap a record to the current campaign. L Xhe.-Moihers March - ,is - scheduled Thursday evening, when hundreds of women will visit homes in the city and several outlying areas where lighted porch lights, a candle or lamp in the window in dicates the resident wishes to contribute to the campaign. For those who live in apart ment houses or hotels, Mrs Gilbert said a shoe or hand' kerchief tied to the door knob will serve as an invitation for a mother to receive a dona tion. The city has been divided according to school districts in . the city with a captain supervising work in each dis trict to insure that every part of the city will be covered, she noted. The districts are subdivided into blocks, with a block lieutenant in charge of each block. In rural areas, Mrs. Gilbert said, school boundaries will be used to designate the area which will be solicited. Residents who wish to join the Mothers March who have not been contacted by 8:30 p.m. Thursday will be asked to telephone SPring 2-5987 and someone will be dispatch ed from the Wheeler Auto club or the Medford Police department, she said. Mrs. Gilbert asked that resi dents keep dogs secure until !ed the area.' Man Found Dead In Sams Valley Roger Barker, 34, of 722 Broad st., Medford, was found dead in his car, parked on Meadows rd. in the Sams val ley area, on Saturday after noon, according to state po lice. State Police said no evi dence of foul-play was found at the scene but an autopsy has been ordered by County Coroner Carlos Morris. Mor ris said the autopsy would be held on Monday" morning. WEATHER FORECAST: Rain In the val ley, snow in the moun tains this morning, partial clearing this afternoon, rain tonight and Monday morning. snow in the mountains, high today 45. low tonight 37, high Mon day 48. TEMP. Highest Yestrrday 43 Lowest this Morning 33 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:33 a.m. Sunset 5:17 p.m. Moonset Monday 12:16 a.m. PROMINENT STARS & CONSTELLATIONS Aldebaran, high in southeast 6:51 p.m. Below Aldebaran is the con stellation of Orion. Deneb, low in nortwhest 7:43 p.m. High above Deneb is the consellation of Cassiopeia. given to operating costs for use of building, he said, in order that the lowest possible rates could be established for rentals. Rates for use of the audi torium are $150 per day for profit organizations, and $100 per day for non-profit organi zations. Previously, the rate for profit organizations was $200 per day. 'The rate for non-profit groups is un changed. A reduction of 15 per cent for three days or more use of the auditorium also was estab lished, Phillips noted. It had been a 10 per cent reduction. The rental fee of $15 per day for use of classrooms by any organization is un changed. A fee ror partial use of kitchen facilities for serving only,, which would-, include L:hina and silverware, - was established at $25 per day, Phillips said. The $50 per day fee for full use of the kitchen facilities remains unchanged. Concession rental fees are $50 per day for profit or ganizations and $15 per day for non-profit organizations. Previously all concession rent al fees were $50 per day. Phillips said one of the major features of the new rate structure is a broader in terpretation of non-profit or ganizations. Clubs or organiz ations whose funds are used for charity or benefit pur pose may apply for the non profit rate, and if they qualify, they will be assessed the smaller fee. The smaller fee, he point ed out, is considered sufficient only to cover the expenses for heat, light, and the neces sary janitorial supplies to re store the building to its nor mal condition. Phillips said lighting costs an estimated $25 per day. The figure is based on the actual billing of the California Ore gon Power company to the Industrial Accident commis sion for the Safety Fair last year, he added. Heating the main "auditori um costs an estimated $15, he said. The estimate is based on 24-hour pre-heating the main auditorium from an oil heater which uses about 4M gallons per hour, Phillips add1 paper towels, soap, toilet pap er and normal depreciation of light globes costs an estim ated $10. Costs Explained Wax for refinishing the auditorium floor costs $39.50, and neutralave cleaner for cleaning the floor before wax ing, costs $11.75, he said. It takes 10 gallons of wax and five gallons of cleaner to complete, the job. It takes three days to clean and wax the floor, he pointed out. Phillips said both the Armory board and the ad visory board studied operating and maintenance costs for two weeks before a decision was reached on revising rental fees. Members of the Armory board are' Capt. Roy L. Hu son, president of the board, Capt. S. J. Faone, Lt. Donald M. Ivie, Lt. John J. Harding, and Lt. Phillips. Advisory board members are Chester Wendt, Jackson county com missioner, and Carl M. Bro phy, Medford attorney, who represents the city. Persons or organizations interested in renting Armory facilities should address in quires or applications to the Medford Armory Board, 1701 South Pacific highway, Phil lips said. 1 bers are Frank Bash, Ken Cook, Otto E w a 1 d s e n, H. D. Christensen, Dwight Houghton, Chet Hubbard, Gerald Latham and C. H. Young. Included in the cere monies was presentation of awards to out going directors Eric Allen Jr., W. B. Brill, Hugh Coleman, George Flanagan, Ron Gandee, Mrs. Bert Pree, John Snider and Frank Van Dyke (See story on Page 8). Ray R. Koch Announces Candidacy v Koch Seeks Office Of County Sheriff Ray R. Koch, 41, of Central Point, who- has been associat ed with a local detective agency, recently announced his candidacy for the Demo cratic nomination for Jackson County sheriff. He is the second candidate who has filed for the nomin ation of sheriff. Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Walsh,- a Republi can, also has filed. Sheriff Howard Gault announced re cently he does not plan to seek reelection. Koch was born in Dayton, Ohio, is married and has six children, the youngest eight years old. He is a member of the Eagles lodge. . 1 He has conducted private, civil and criminal investiga tion in the Medford area since 1953, and has worked with various investigation agencies since 1941. Prior to coming to Oregon, he was associated with agencies in California. Koch said he has "worked with teenagers and is ac quainted with the . problems that need to be dealt with in this area." He added that he is "interested in law enforce ment and has studied the many offices connected with this work." Monteral (IP) Presidential Science adviser James R. Kil lian Jr. said Saturday that public "misapprehension" about the place of science in society probably ig to blame for failure of enough Ameri can students to train for sci entific careers. 'Its Just That We Can't Afford The Money' Swift Trials Set By Military Junt' To Please Crov Charges Expedited Against Torturers Caracas, Venezuela, Hfl The new ruling military junta Saturday ordered swift trials for secret police tortures in a move to wipe out police state methods and appease a populance thirsting for ven geance. The attorney general's of fice was ordered to expedite formal charges against offi cials charged with the torture and murder of political priso ners during the nine pear reign of ousted dictator Mar cos Perez Jimenez. At the same time, the five member junta brought in three new members, two col onels and a civilian, to re place two other colonels dis missed and sent into exile Friday because of popular op position to them. They had been considered too closely associated with Perez Jime nez. A delegation from the for eign diplomatic corps, inclu ding U.S. Charge D' Affairs Charles Burrows, called on the junta Saturday night to request protection of the dip lomatic missions and the for eign colonies here. The heads of the foreign missions decided on the ac tion, after a three-hour meet ing. Mobs invaded the Nicar aguan embassy Friday and shot a man who took asylum there, the ambassador repor ted. The Dominican embassy also has been threatened by angry demonstratoirs. The new junta members were industrialist Eugenio Mendoza and Cols. Jesus Ar quque Pena and Numa Que vedo. , The junta ordered troops and tank squadrons to pro tect the Moraflores presiden tial-palace from looters" and angry mobs which virtually took over Caracas Friday. Toboggan Mishap Results In Death Charles Daily, 39, of Pros pect, died in a Medford hos pital early Saturday morning of injuries received in a to boggan accident at Union Creek last Sunday. . He was in critical condition Friday, when an iron lung owned by the Jackson county chapter of the National Foun dation of Infantile Paralysis, was brought to the hospital from Ashland. The iron lung is kept at the Ashland fire department. Hospital officials requested use of the iron lung for Daily, who was reported to have suf fered neck injuries. ' Daily and Mrs. Rosalie Tib bils, 32, of Grants Pass, were injured when, a toboggan in which they were riding ap parently flipped over at Un ion Creek about 3:40 p.m. last Sunday. Both were taken to a Medford hospital by Med ford Ambulance ' service. Mrs. Tibbils ' was reported in "fairly good" condition at Sacred Heart hospital Satur day. She was reported to have sufffered back and arm in juries. Daily is survived by his wife, Marie Daily, Prospect. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. as . ...st Step Taken To Harness Bomb Ike Tells World Scientists Praised By Ike On Progress Washington API Presi dent Eisenhower told the world Saturday that U.S. and British scientists have taken the first step toward harness ing the hydrogen bomb for "the betterment of mankind" and not for its destruction. He made the statement in publicly congratulating the scientists for their progress, announced Friday, toward controlling the vast power of thermonuclear fusion. The President's statement was broadcast around the globe as a reminder to all im pressed by Russia's sputniks that the West also is capable of major scientific achieve ments. The United States had been criticized in Britain for its earlier reluctance to exploit the propaganda aspects of the hydrogen - energy advances which were jointly reported by the two governments Fri day. Mr. Eisenhower's statement also carried a renewed plea for action to devote the skills and energies of all nations to "a worldwide atoms-for-peace program." He said: "T h e simultaneous an nouncements yesterday by Lewis L. Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Com mission, And Sir Edwin Plow- den,' chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority of the United Kingdom, is evidence of the continuous work going on by scientists of our two countries to harness the atom for the benefit of mankind," he said. "The eventual peaceful evo lution of tlie vast thermonu clear power of the hydrogen bomb from an instrument of war to a service to humanity opens up unbelievable vistas for the future: Sports Bulletins Medford high recorded its second conference basketball victory over the week end over Grants Pais by edging the Cavemen 43 to 42 here last night. Grants Pass, after trailing since the early third quarter, over took the Black Tornado at 40 to 39 on five free shots by Dick Hayes in the fourth period. Lowell Dean and Bilbee Lane put in field buckets for Medford and Mike Sparlin added one for the Cavemen. Dean was high scorer for the Tornado with 16 points. Sparlin had 11 for Grants Pass. Klamath Falls Klamath Union High school bused 67 to 30 over the Crater Comets last night, pulling away in the last half of the Southern Oregon conference cage encounter. Quarter leads for the Pels were 10 to 5, 22 to 12 and 41 to 19. Glenn Moore put in 23 tal lies and Bob Niles 15 for Klamath and Wayne Allen 13 for Crater. Areata, Calif. Humboldt Stjte made it two hoop triumphs in a row over Southern Oregon college by lacing the Raiders 76 to 53 here last night. Halftime standing 'was 36 to 25 for the Lumberjacks. Bill Hol lingiworlh of SOC and Lar ry Taylor of HSC each had 14 counters. COLLEGE Washington 45, Oregon 42 Nevada 64, Chico st. 60 Fresno st. 65, College St. of Pacific 61 Idaho 81, Oregon 76 Eastern Washington 65, Se attle Pacific 68 Idaho st. 67, St. Mary's 52 West Texas st. 72, Arizona 62 Air Force 78, Wyoming 73 Montana 59, Utah st47 Mexico 41 Colorado si. U. 48, New Texas Western 67, New Mexico A&M 58 PREPS J Eagle Point 58, IV 41 Shape New ense till f h V RECEIVES SAFETY AWARD Medford Police Chief Charles P. Champlin, right, hands Medford Safety council award to 13-year-old Alvin Paulson of Gold Hill. The youth is credited with saving the life of his father in a logging accident near the family home in 1957. The boy helped remove a log from his father and then went for help. Six other Medford area residents were given the "Saved-a-Life" awards at the council's annual dinner meeting. , . Poor Driving Noted As Too Often Fatal Drivers must be convinced they might lose their life if they don't obey traffic laws, according to State Police Cap tain Walter Lansing of Salem at the Medford Safety council meeting held Friday night in the Rogue-Valley --Country club. He told the group many drivers want the traffic of fender arrested but then do not want him punished be cause it might cause the of fender some hardship. Some people do not learn to obey the traffic laws until it is too late, he added. He said more than one per son is being killed in a traffic accident each day in, Oregon. This is about one death per 40 collisions, he noted. There are two figures to go by in figuring percentages in traf fic deaths, he explained. Figures Given If the total number is counted, then deaths have been on a steady climb but if deaths per 100,000,000 miles traveled by cars are figured, then the rate has been going down. He said the rate in 1940 was 17.5 deaths per 100,000,000 miles and in 1957 the total was 6.1 per 100,000,000 miles. Lansing said some of the current traffic laws are out moded, others unenforceable and others counter-act each other. The basic rule law in Oregon is a good law, he said. This is because speed is a changeable thing and must be dealt with in a different man ner each time. Group Wires Congress On Auto Yard Location The contents of a recent telegram sent to the house committee in Congress which is holding hearings on slum clearance and urban housing has been given by a group of residents in the Hilton rd. near Crater Lake highway area who are opposing the operation of Speedway Auto Parts, Crater Lake highway and Hilton rd., owned by A. Ray Forbes. The telegram said: "Request support (stop slums before started) prevent ing five members Medford city council promoting slum conditions in first class resi dential zone, by approving wrecking yard. Approximate ly 300 acres residential prop erty; 96 per cent residents ob jected by written petition and representation at local hear ing." The telegram was dated on Jan. 9 of this year. The group which organized under the slogan "S.T.O.P.S. L.U.M.S." (Meaning Save Those Old Places Still Loved By U, Me And Several), also recently sent a telegram to the state department of motor vehicles who granted the firm a license. organization Lansing praised the Med ford safety council and its ac tivities. He said the group was perhaps the best in Ore gon and one of the most ac tive in its work. Lansing i spoke to the -group at' their annual meeting last year. Seven "Save d-a-L i 1 e" awards were presented at the meeting. Those receiving the awards were Alvin Paulson, George Gailbirth, Russell Brendle, Douglas Decker, Ray Anders, Bob James and Garnet Stoltenburg. Paulson, a 13-year-old Gold Hill youth, was cited for sav ing the life of his father, Hehry Paulson, by helping him out from under a tree and going for help after his father was seriously injured in a logging accident near Gold Hill. Gailborth was cred ited for saving the life of a mit suicide by breathing car bon monoxide fumes from a car. Brendle, an Oregon police sergeant, assisted by partol men Decker and Anders saved the life of a man who fell into the Rogue river during a po lice search of the river late one night. Medford city po lice James and Stoltenburg were cited for saving the life of a man who had fallen asleep while apparently smoking in bed. The two pa trolmen awoke the man and took him from the flaming couch. The Medford council had approved the firm's license on the grounds it met all city regulations for a business and told the group the problem was a zoning matter which they should take before the city planning commission. Ac cording to City Attorney Roy Brashaw the council's five to two vote was not necessary since final approval for such a business license rests with the state. The business was formerly out of the city limits but re cent annexations put the firm under city regulations from the county court. The county court had approved the rec ommendation to the state for 1957. The committee opposing the firm says its represents a group of area residents who filed residential restriction no tices with the Jackson County Court in April, 1952, accord ing to Mrs. H. Martin, chair man of the group. The area in question is one now being studied by the city planning technician and plan ning commission, which hopes, to have a comprehensive land use study and overall plan for the area prepared some time this year. Policies Holds Conference Oyer Two Hours With His Advisers Follows Statement Made By McElroy Washington W Presi dent Eisenhower went to the defense department Saturday and took a personal hand in planning reorganization of the military high command. , He conferred for more than two hours with 16 top mili tary and civilian advisers, in cluding defense secretary Neil H. McElroy, on how to reduce interservice rivalry and to streamline the department's complex organization. The conference followed McElroy's announcement ear lier this week that the depart ment is proceeding, "under forced draft" to set up a re organization plan. Hot Issue Reorganization is a hotly disputed issue in congress which has been aroused by Russia s apparent supremacy in the ballistic missiles and Sputnik fields. Presidential Press Secre tary James C. Hagerty said the conference was a follow up on the president's pledge, in his state of the union ad dress and last Monday's Chi cago speech, to participate personally in "prompt" moves to unify and improve the de fense organization. Neither Mr. Eisenhower nor the other participants gave a hint of the plans be ing considered. Changes Vary Changes publicly endorsed by some of the conferees range from scrapping the present joint chiefs of staff in favor of a single military chief with a German-Style general staff, to cautious pro posals designed to reduce red tape delays in getting Pent agon decisions. Governor's Talk Scheduled Here For Legion Day Oregon Governor Robert D. Holmes will speak at the "American Legion Day" plan ned in Medford for March 1, according to Keegan Town send, local Legion post num ber 15 commander. The purpose of the meeting will be for the mass initiation ceremony of new members for both the Legion and auxiliary at the Medford National Guard Armoryt he said. The Governor, who will speak during the evening meeting. Is one of several Oregon of ficials expected, Townsend added. A parade is scheduled in the afternoon, after which a buffet dinner and reception Is planned for visiting digniar ies, Townsend explained. Initiation ceremonies will be held in the Armory, and will be open to the public. Any organization wishing to participate in the parade should contact committeeman Eric. A. Allen at SPring 2-8044. . Veterans who have not been sworn into the Legion may apply for initiation at the event, he said. Posts taking part will be Cave Junction, Grants Pass, Central Point, Medford, Klamath Falls, Ash land and Roseburg. Ritual teams and drum and bugle corps will also be in Medford for the ceremonies. Representatives of the Med ford city council, Jackson County Chamber of Com merce, city police department and county officials will con stitute the reception commit tee. Townsend said. The event will mark the first time since 1928, when the last Legion convention was held in Medford, there has been any event of this program's scale planned, Townsend concluded. London (IPI The Russians claimed Saturday they invent ed the device with which Brit ain and the United State have taken a major step toward harnessing the power of the H-bomb.