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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1958)
i t . , ' Issllsi b!fak: 0 If Oil Nations Plstfeei . . . . . .... .x ...... -WE; afc' ..J' : CLEAN CULVERT As water pours across Bellinger lana at the Arnold lane intersection southwest of Medford, a county road crew removes debris from the upper end of a culvert so water won't run over the roadway. Further up Bellinger lane the water cut away a section of the asphalt paving. Although the high water did quite a bit of damage throughout the county, the worst hit was a section along v y-: v'f -:-ifi k, ARTESIAN WELL As a result of recent heavy rains, Medford sewer and drainage systems were filled to capacity and in the West Main st. area the water spouted out of the holes in manhole covers. Plugged catch basins caused, several intersections to be flooded and city crews were busy yester day and today keeping the water flowing Twelve Families Leave Homes; Local Flooding Is Reported Twelve families living along Rogue river near the town of Rogue River were evacu ated last night, and today were waiting further weather developments before return ing to their homes, according to Maj. Gen. J. H. Hicks, Jackson county civil defense director. Six homes along the north bank of the river were flood ed, according to reports. Furniture and other be longings were distributed among homes of friends. Some of the families have been tak en into private homes, but the bulk of them were placed in the VFW hall in Rogue River. Fielder Lane Sheriff's deputies. Rogue ;'ver police and Civil De fense groups worked from midnight to 4 a.m. today to evacuate the families, it was reported. About six of them lived on Fielder lane or along Fielder creek near Rogue River. One evacuated family lived on Highway 99 along Rogue river. Water was just starting to come into some of the homes when the evacuation started, sheriff's officers said. Other families were planning to evacuate later. Chief Crim inal Deputy Joe Walsh said. Walsh said the Rogue river was reported to have raised four feet from 2:45 p.m. to Two Talent Jobs Scheduled for Bids Two projects on the Talent division of the Rogue River basin project are scheduled to be offered for bids in Feb ruary or March, according to the bureau of reclamation. One project is construction of the Dead Indian collection canal. The second Rogue bas in project will be the relocat ing of the Hill cemetery from the Emigrant reservoir area, near Ashland. It will be about 3.000 feet long and will have 85 to 115 cubic foot per sec ond capacity. A rock-fill di version dam about five feet high and 75 feet long, and a headworks structure also are included in the bid. Construction of improve ments to the Grizzly creek channel, about 1.5 miles long will be included in the pro ject. Work will include con struction of road crossings, drops, drain inlets and timber bridges, according to the bur eau. Site of the work is about 15 miles northeast of Ashland. Seattle (IP Dr. Charles E. Odegaard, 47, has been ap pointed to succeed Dr. Henry Schmitz as. president of the University of Washington. I Hitchcock Enters Race for Congress Salem (IT) Phil Hitch cock today announced that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for congress from the first con gressional district, a seat now helc. by Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Ore.). Hitchcock is now director of church relations and for eign student advisor at Lewis and Clark college in Portland. Norblad is now the only Republican member of the Oregon congressional delega tion. In announcing his .candi dacy, Hitchcock said he fear ed loss of the seat "unless a candidate is chosen who can vitalize the party into success ful activity." Hitchcock, a lormer saw mill operator and machinery dealer, was defeated by Doug las McKay in the 1956 Re publican primary race for the senatorial nomination. Mc Kay subsequently was defeat ed by Sen. Wayne Morse (D Ore.). Highway 99 near the town of Rogue River, where 12 fami lies were evacuated from their homes last night. In addi tion, the old Minthorne covered bridge, which crosses Evans creek above Rogue River, was damaged, according to County Engineer Paul Rynning. The men in the picture above are, left to right, Damon Floyd, Mike Heffernan and W. F. Duncan. Streams Expected To Recede Today After Heavy Storm Decreasing snowers are ex pected to allow southern Ore gon streams to recede this afternoon and evening in the wake of a storm which left almost three inches of rain in Medford. Showers will continue to morrow, the weather bureau said, but precipitation is not expected to cause streams to rise substantially. Rain fell almost continu ously yesterday and early to day after a lull in the storm last night averted any major flooding along Rogue river. Streams in the area crested late last night, but started rising again early today when rain again started. Dodge Bridge The river at Dodge bridge this morning was 7.5 feet, and was expected to rise to between 8.5 and 9 feet early this afternoon. Flood stage is considered 9 feet at Dodge bridge. At Ray Gold dam, the river was expected to crest at 13 feet about 4 p.m. today, and at Grants Pass it probably will crest between 21 and 21.5 feet between 6 and 8 p.m. Flood stage at Grants Pass is 22 feet. The river was a little over flood stage at Ray Gold dam. The storm left 2.88 inches of rain at the Medford weath er bureau station by 10 a.m. today, when a break in the storm occured, and the heav iest of the rain had passed. Seven Inches so it would not block traffic. Trouble areas where flares were put up last night to warn motorists of rising water were Crater Lake ave., north of the Grandview market and Barnett rd. at the intersection of Ellendale drive, according to L. V. Anderson, street department foreman. Two Sets of Twins Born in City Today Two sets of twins were born at different hospitals in Medford -this morning. At Rogue Valley hospital twin boys were born to Mr, and Mrs. William Robert Goin, route 1, box 330A, Talent. They weighed 3 pounds 7 ounces, and 3 pounds 3 ounces. A boy and a girl were born to Mr. and Mrs. Delvin L. Elder, Eagle Point, this morning at Osteopathic hos pital. The girl, born first, weighed 5 pounds V2 ounces, and the boy weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce. 7:45 p.m. At 8:42 p.m., it was noted as rising rapidly and evacuation operations started near the Rogue River bridge on Highway 99. Approximately seven or eight trucks were used to carry the belongings to safe places of storage, Walsh said. Conditions Better Walsh said periodic checks were made in all possible flood danger areas through out the county. Conditions now appear to be better, he said about noon today. County Engineer Paul Ryn ning said the only serious flood damage reported to him was that one end of the old Minthorne covered wood bridge had been washed out. The structure is over Evans creek and about five miles north of Rogue River, he said. The road is now closed, he added. Walsh said the picnic area I by the Bybee bridge was flooded last night. The Shady Cove area nad flood condi tions but were not reported bad. Last night Highway 99 was reported clear of water as far as the county line. Big Apple gate river was reported high but within its banks at 2:28 a.m. today and a similar re port was given for the Little Applegate river. Water in culverts along Pioneer, Huston, and Coleman rds. was reported receding this morning, according to the sheriff's office. Orchards Flooded I Orchards were flooded in the Kirkland farm rd. area but homes in that area were not endangered, Walsh said. Several catch basins were reported stopped-up in vari ous parts of Ashland, city of ficials reported, but were im mediately cleaned out by city crews. ' No flooding was reported within the city, they said, and the Hosier reservoir, which supplies the city with water, was completely filled Tues day night. Central Point Rural Fire protection district officials said water was up to the run ning board of a pickup truck on Tolo rd. about a quarter of a mile from old Highway 99, and water was over Table Rock rd. between the two table rocks. Wheeler rd. also was flooded some, they said. I Job Classification Survey in County Being Conducted County Employe. Meet Officials Tov A job classification surv in Jackson county offices . now being conducted at the county courthouse by the state civil service commission. It will include approximately 290 county employees and elected officials, according to County Judge Rodney Keat ing. A meeting is scheduled at 8 p.m. today in the courthouse auditorium to go over the sur vey with county employees. Meetings have been held pre viously with heads of the various county offices. Simply An Analysis "This survey is simply an analysis of the duties and re sponsibilities of positions in order to develop a classifica tion plan. The plan will con sist of grouping together all positions having substantially similar duties and responsi bilities," according to a com mission spokesman. The plan will be used to establish a basis for sound employment system and fair compensation standards, it was explained. Forms have been distributed for employees to fill in. They are asked to state the kind of work each does, the tasks con sidered most important in each job, down to the least important work. Each em ployee is asked also to give complete work assignments over a long enough period of time so as to picture the job as a whole. Employees are asked also to show the type of super vision either given or re ceived, or both. Any action on the survey will depend on the survey results,-County Judge Rodney Keating had stated previously. VFW Emphasizes Hospital Support The Veterans of Foreign Wars' support of the proposed addition of hospital facilities at Camp White will be em phasized in Washington, D.C. this week, according to Harry Birch, 2802 Crater Lake high way, department commander of the VFW. Mep 16 ' Tribune Nl, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1958 No. 240 6 CONVICT 1 I SOP! BY COUHT , 1 1 0 Up to 8 a.m. today, Orants here Thursday for Washing Pass reported 4.11 inches of rain from the storm, and the California checking station on Highway 199 reported 7.14 inches. Other amounts in cluded 3.11 inches at Buncom on the Little Applegate, 3.52 inches at Star Ranger station, 3.55 inches at Prospect, and 2.39 inches at Ashland. The storm left 2OV2 inches of snow at Crater Lake Na tional park in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. today, and it was snowing hard then. In the previous 24 hours, 17 inches of snow was reported at park headquarters. Total snow depth there is 145 inches, compared to 72 inches last year at this time, and 127 inches the year be fore. Chains were required for travel to headquarters, and the road to the rim was closed. Washington (IP) The gov ernment has been urged to lay up vast stockpiles of critical supplies to insure America's survival in event of nuclear attack. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York HP) Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 451.16, up 2.49; 20 railroads 109.53. up 2.28; 15 utilities 72.86, up 0.31; and 65 stocks 154.15, up 1.27. Sales today were about 2,200.000 shares com pared with 2,030.000 shares Tuesday. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy with showers through Thursday. Snow level low ering to near 3.500 feet to night. Cooler. Low tonight 35. High Thursday 45. Temp. Highest Yesterday 47 Lowest this Morning 34 Prec to 10 a.m. Today 1.89 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:29 a.m. Sunset 5:21 p.m. The Moon, rising in the early afternoon, appears be tween Aldebaran and the Pleiades. During the night it moves nearer Aldebaran. It sets Thursday at 3:10 a.m. and will be full Monday night ton to confer with members of Oregon's congressional delegation and officials of the Veterans Administration. He said he will remain as long as necessary to restate and emphasize the VFW's support of the proposal. Birch pointed out that his organization went on record several years ago favoring the addition of hospital beds to the domiciliary facilities now at the Camp White center. I he group s position is un changed, he said, and he plans to confer with Sen. Wayne L. Morse and, if available, Sen, Richard L. Neuberger, as well as Reps. Edith Green and Charles O. Porter. The hospital proposal, first made here several years ago by veterans organizations, has been taken up in recent months by Granges of the county, and the Chamber of Commerce and increased ef forts have been made to see if the plan can be put through. Groups supporting the pro posal point out that buildings already standing can be used for this purpose at a great saving in costs; that added fa cilities are badly needed for veterans in this area, and that Camp White is one of only three domiciliaries in the na tion without general hospital beds. Death Penalty Also Upheld; Review Slated No Promise of Benefit Found Salem (LP) The State Su preme Court today affirmed the conviction of Billy Junior Nunn of first degree murder in the strangling of a 14-year-old boy. The case was tried in Medford. The court also upheld the judgment of death in the case. In an opinion by Justice Randall B. Kester, the court said the evidence amply sup ported the state's theory of the murder. It also found that an oral confession made by the de fendant to police officers was properly admitted although the court had excluded an earlier written confession. Klamath Boy Victim Victim of the slaying was Alvin Eacret, Klamath Falls, whose body was found in April of 1956 near Tub Springs -on the Ashland-Klamath Falls highway. The defense claimed that Nunn was led to believe he would be "charged only with second-degree murder and would be granted psychiatric help at public expense and therefore that the confessions were not voluntary. But the high court, in re viewing the interrogation of the prisoner, said it found no promise of benefit conditioned upon his making a confession. The court said the state had shown that the confession should be admitted as evi dence and that the ultimate question of whether or not the confession was in fact volun tary, was up to the jury. Holmes to Review Case Gov. Robert D. Holmes, upon being informed of the decision, said his legal coun sel would review the case im mediately. The governor, who opposes capital punishment, said he will announce his de cision on possible commuta tion about the time the Circuit Court sets a new date for Nunn's execution. "Instead Of The Quiz Program Originally Scheduled" Oregon Shippers Lose in Complaint Against S.P. Line Thor in Sixth Successful Flight Cape Canaveral, Fla. (IP) The sixth successful flight of the mighty Air Force Thor intermediate, range missile provided what officials of this test center hoped today would be a good omen for early launching of the first U.S. earth satellite. A Thor, sturdiest missile in the free world's defense arse nal, soared up in a spectacu lar burst of flame and smoke Tuesday. The Air Force an nounced that it "flew its pre scribed course and landed in the pre-selected impact area." 1 Mayor to Attend League Meeting Medford Mayor John Snid er plans to attend a meeting of the city-state highway re lations committee of the Leaeue of Oregon Cities in Portland March 24 and 25. Mayor Snider said relation ships between various gov ernments in planning and con struction of highways will be the major discussion topic. Officials from all brenches of government plan to attend. Mayor Snider returned re cently from a meeting of the boaid of directors of the league, at which routine mat ters were discussed. The board discussed organizing a program for city officials to better understand their job. The sister city, or town af filiation program was discuss ed. I Portland- (IP An appeal of western Oregon shippers from a 1954 ' Interstate Com merce commission order that dismissed their complaint against Southern Pacific rail roao was turned down Tues day by a three-judge Federal Court. The shippers had charged the railroad with failure to provide adequate freight car service. Plaintiffs were the Shippers Car Supply commit tee, which consists of about 100 producers of lumber and other commodities, and the Wren Planing mill. The Wren mill asked $154,000 damages for alleged railroad failure to provide adequate service for shipments of- lumber products and for alleged discrimination against the mill in favor of other shippers. The three judge panel con sisted of U. S. Circuit Judge James Alger Fee, Chief Judge Claude McColloch and Assoc iate Judge William G. East. They concluded that the tri bunal was without jurisdic tion on the Wren damage case and sibmitted it to Judge East who dismissed it on grounds the issue was moot because of the three judges upholding the ICC. The shippers committee fil ed its complaint in 1950 and it was dismissed by the ICC in 1954. The three-judge court heard the appeal in 1956. Railroad officials had ar gued that the case was moot claiming that since the ICC ruling in 1954 the company had purchased 16,000 new boxcars and made other improvements. Network Seen of Vital Necessity To Build Defense Congress Must OK Pledge by Dulles Ankara, Turkey (IP) The United States today pledged $10 million in additional aid to the Middle East members of the Baghdad Pact for a communications network to link their capitals. Secretary of State John Fos ter Dulles pledged the addi tional economic aid at a meet ing of the ministerial coun cil. He also said that further aid requests will get a sym pathetic hearing in Washing ton. Vital Necessity The new aid allocation will be added to $8,600,000 al ready pledged for a survey of civil telephone and telegraph. lines. The communication net work is a vital necessity in meshing the "northern tier" alliance which guards Rus sia's path to the Middle East. It was noted, however, that the $10 million allocation is subject to congressional ap proval of the administration's current foreign aid requests. The pledge was seen as the U.S. reply to a resurgent So viet economic offensive in the Middle East and particularly to Moscow assertions that America is interested only in military spending. Made at Formal Session Dulles' offer was made dur ing a two-hour formal session of the Baghdad Pact Coun cil which ends its delibera tions here Thursday. Leaders of the four Moslem countries immediately met among themselves. Turkish Foreign Minister Fatim Zor lu emerged from this con ference and said, "we are very satisfied." The identical words were used by former Iraqi Premier Fadhil Al Jam- ili. Dufur Area Rancher Burned To Death The Dalles (IP) James Garfield Hudson, 75, a pio neer rancher in the Dufur area was found burned to death today in the ruins of his ranch home east of Dufur. Wasco County Sheriff Ern est Mosier said Hudson ap parently had tried 1;o bilild a fire with kerosene. The el derly man's body was found near the stove. He lived alone. Johnsons Scheduled To Appear in Court Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson, 781V4 Beatty st., Medford, are scheduled to ap pear in circuit court Thurs day at 2 p.m. before Judge Edward C. Kelly, according to District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder. The couple were arrested last June by sheriffs deputies after an investigation indi cated they had been receiv ing full assistance from the Jackson county welfare de partment while both were j working as janitors at the Medford Mail Tribune. Sentencing has been post poned several times, the dis trict attorney reported, due to pre-sentence investigations. Salem (IP) W. Glenn Hus ton, Linn county coroner, has been named to the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. (Bulletin Douglas, Wyo. TP The Police Department said here today Charles Starkweath er, 19, suspected mass killer, had been captured in Doug las. (See Story on Page 13) $100,000 Damage Suit Filed Here Ruth Abbott, Medford. is seeking, on behalf of Wilda De Ann Abbott, a minor, $100,000 general damages, 82,570.35 special damages from Ted V. and Harold V. Roberts and $25,000 exem plary and punitive damages from Ted V. Roberts as the re sult of an auto collision and pedestrian accident March 16, 1957, in Medford. According to a complaint in the Jackson county circuit i court, the Roberts' car collid ed with one driven by Marvin Proehl, struck a metal pole, then hit the 17-year-old girl as she was standing on the side walk at the northwest corner of the intersection. As a result . of being knocked down on the sidewalk the girl suffered se vere injuries, according to the complaint. The Roberts' are charged, according to the complaint, with being negligent and care less by exceeding a reasonable and prudent speed, failing to keep the car under proper control, failing to yield the right of way, and failing to stop at a signal or traffic control. Portland Attorney Draws Suspension Salem ilfi Portland at torney Claude Johns Jr. was suspended from the practice of law for IV2 years by the Oregon Supreme Court today. Johns had been convicted upon a plea of guilty in Fed eral Court to a charge of wil fully failing to file income tax I returns. Salem HP' Union county has become the 27th Oregon county to contract with the State Tax Commission for reappraisals. Four Japanese Warships Arrive at Pearl Harbor For First Time Since War; Welcome Mat Extended Pearl Harbor, T.H. HP) Four Japanese warships ar rived today on a visit to Pearl Harbor, the first such court esy call in 10 years and this time they were welcome. Careful Planning Japanese and American of ficials spent weeks of careful planning to avoid any embar rassing reminder of Dec. 7, 1941. Although Pearl Harbor still bears some of the scars of that attack, officials will keep them in the background. , tween two allies. There was no indication that any unto ward incident would mar this picture. Arrival of the Japanese ships marked the first diplo matic visit to Pearl by Jap anese combat vessels since 1938. However, several war ships flying the Japanese flag have been here in recent years on training cruises. There have been no incidents. Other Visitors Since the end of the war. visit was one of cordiality be- many Japanese government When the destroyer Haru kaze and the frigates Sugi, Kaga and Kusi steamed through the entrance to the harbor after an exchange of gunfire salutes, they were pi loted around Ford Island and away from the side known as battleship row. Here the bat tleship Arizona still lies sunk, a grave for the 1102 men aboard her. Cordiality Between Allies , The theme of the two-day officials, including two prime ministers, have visited the ter ritory and paid courtesy calls to Pearl Harbor. After an ex change of gun salutes, U.S. naval parties boarded the Jap anese warships and presented official welcomes. Receptions Planned Japanese Rear Adm. Saday oshi Nakayama and his staff made and received courtesy calls, will give and attend re ceptions and generally be the center of elaborately planned social functions.
