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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
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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.