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IV ij uvJlLULm U La! w LsS) L l f nwwyvyt..m.i.w,.. .,mwmmmmmmwmimm. wmi.Si;-. ' : : i t! I T - -i : , - Murder tMvJ I Youth vO i i Nebraska Killer Captured After Chase in Wyoming Governor Would Commute Sentence Douglas, Wyo. Wi Coun ty Attorney William Dixon to day filed first degree murder charges against "mad dog" killer Charles Starkweather, 19. Dixon must decide wheth er to prosecute or turn the red-haired garbage collector over to Nebraska authorities. Wyoming Gov. Milward Simpson announced at Sheri dan he definitely would com mute any death sentence to life should Starkweather be convicted in Wyoming. Simp son does not believe in the death penalty." But he said 'Til be guided by Dixon's wishes." No Decision Reached After filing the charges, Dixon said he had reached no decision on whether to prose cute them. He also said he would not decide whether to file charges against Stark weather's 14 -year -old girl companion until he had ques tioned her fully. Meanwhile, Police Lt. E. R Henninger of Lincoln. Nebr., questioned Starkweather for two hours and 20 minutes then told newsmen verbal statements by Starkweather "indicated he committed the nine murders" with which he has been linked in Nebraska. Murder Warrant Served Asked about a 10th Nebras ka victim, Robert Colvert, who was killed in December, Henninger replied: "I think we can get that cleared up too." Henninger said Starkweath er had tentatively agreed to make a written statement and sign it after the arrival of Lincoln Police Chief Joseph Carroll, Lancaster County At torney Elmer Sheele and Sheriff Merle Karnopp who were en routa here. Before the formal charge was filed against Starkweath er, he had been served a mur der warrant by Converse County Sheriff Earl Heflin The charge and warrant both accused Starkweather of shooting Merle Collison, 34, Great Falls. Mont., a shoe salesman, only minutes before Starkweather was wounded and captured five miles east of here Wednesday. (See stories on page 14) 52nd t1 Med - JLT Price 10 Cents Tribune 24 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1958 No. 241 NATO Rift Threatened Meunier Awaiting Deportation Case - Portland HP Robert Ar thur Joseph Meunier, a Cana dian national, was in custody of the United States marshal here today awaiting a hear ing on a charge of being in the United States unlawfully. Deputy U.S. Attorney George E. Juba said Meunier had been deported to Canada four times in the past. Con viction on the present charge could result in two years im prisonment. United States Commissioner Mrs. Claire Mun dorff set Friday for hearing. Meunier was brought here from Medford where he first attracted attention as a lec turer on juvenile delinquency. Police were called when he failed to pay his hotel bill. British, French Claims Rejected By West Germany Support Costs for Troops Turned Down Bonn, Germany (W West German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss today flatly rejected British and French claims for support costs for the upkeep of their troops in West Germany. The rejection could open a new rift among the NATO allies. In an exclusive interview with the United Press, Strauss said he could see no way in which the money could be made available out of the West German defense budget. Claims Submitted "My budget for 1958 is 10 billion marks (52.380,952,380) and they will be spent," he said. Britain is demanding 50 million pounds sterling ($104 million) for the upkeep of- its 60,000-man Rhine army in the next financial year, while France submitted a claim to the NATO Council Wednesday for the upkeep of its troops on German soil. "They will get a 'no' from us, too, btrauss saia, com' menting on the French "de mand. The burly hard-driving de fense minister spoke only a few hours after attending a nine-hour Cabinet session on Wednesday in which the sup port costs problem was thrash ed out. To Tackle Deadlock NATO Secretary General Paul-Henri Spaak is due here Saturday in an attempt to break the deadlock, which threatens to become a major crisis in the western alliance. Strauss said there was no budget surplus to satisfy the allied demands. He said that if the British and French claims were granted, the Un ited States with the largest force in West Germany would be forced by congres sional pressure to make a sim ilar claim. LARRY SHEEHAN , Announces Candidacy Develops for County Sheriff Allan Kirby Named Successor To Young New York IP Allan B. Kirby, long-time business as sociate of the late Robert R. Young, has been named chair man of the Alleghany Corp., succeeding Young. Bashaw Lists Candidacy for District Judge City Attorney Seeks Judge Main's Post Roy Bashaw, 33, city attor ney for Medford for the past year and a half, today an nounced he will be a candi date for district judge at this year's elections. He is seeking the non-partisan post which will be va cated by Judge James Main, who has announced he will run for circuit judge. Bashaw, a native of Med ford, attended schools here, and the University of Cali fs I" n J lornla at L,os Angeies, reiurn- IjPmflfrfllir KflfP 1n2 to Oregon to receive his 1WlllVUUIIW IVUltlr haw decree at the University of Oregon. He served in the Navy in the Pacific theater during World War II, leaving the service as an ensign. He was a lieutenant (j.g.) when he resigned from the reserves a few years ago. Returns lo Valley Entering law practice in 1949, he was in Bandon and Seaside until returning to the Rogue valley in 1955, "when he opened a law office in Cen tral Point, and'served at one time or another as city attor ney for several of the smaller valley communities. He was appointed Medford 'city attorney on June 1, 1956, and has held that post since. Married, he makes his home at 111 Elm St., and he and Mrs. Bashaw are the parents of a boy and a girl. He is a registered Republican. He is a member of the American Legion and 40 et 8 society. He also is a member of the Elks lodge.. uBIetin London (IP) A speed ing commuter train crashed into the rear of a second lrain in a thick fog at Degenham station in east London tonight. Railway officials said casualties were "heavy." I- $ S f i IP --:. .S jK&SSSfcx L f MARCHING MOTHERS Mrs. Lyle Heidemann, center, and ilrs. Earl Knight, right, are shown calling on Mrs. Harold Gilbert in a practice visit for tonight's Mothers' March on Polio. Mrs. Heidemann and Mrs. Knight are among many Jedford mothers who will call at homes where an invitation s extended by a porch light or a candle in the window to iccept contributions for the March of Dimes. Apartment or lotel room occupants may extend an invitation to the nothers by a handkerchief or shoe fixed to the door knob. Jrs. Gilbert is Medford chairman of the event, which will e from 7 to 8 p.m. A race developed in the Democratic primary last night when Larry Sheehan, 48, of Roeue River, announced he would be a candidate for Jackson1 county sheriff on the Democratic ticket. He'anriount'ed'-his- candi dacy at a meeting of the Dem ocratic Social club at the Rogue Valley Country club last night. Mrs. N i t a Zumwalt, 42 Rose a v e., Medford, an ounced her candidacy for county clerk on the Democra tic ticket. Opposes Koch Sheehan, who ownes the Rogue River hotel, will op pose Raymond R. Koch, who previously filed his candidacy for sheriff on the Democratic ticket. Joe Walsh, chief dep uty sheriff, is Republican can didate for sheriff. Mrs. Bereth Hopkins pre viously announced she would seek the Republican nomina tion for county clerk. Sheehan was born in Rome, N.Y., and was educated in schools in the east before moving to Los Angeles, where he attended a business college and owned service stations in s o.u t h e r n California. He moved to Rogue River about 10 years ago, and was partner in a service station in Grants Pass for five years. In Scout Work He was active in Boy Scout work at Seal Beach, Calif., and in Red Cross and church activities. He has been interested in community affairs in Rogue River, and was chairman of the Community Chest there. He succceeded Robert Boyer as Democratic county chair man when Boyer was named state chairman. He resigned the chairmanship because he was a candidate for district governorship of the Lions club. He was elected district governor. Mrs. Zumwalt, head of the ready-to-wear department at Pick's apparel; was born in Roseburg and has lived in southern Oregon most her life. She started school where the courthouse now stands. A graduate of Yakima, Wash., High school, she at tended business college in Yakima, and has been affili ated with business in Klamath Falls and Medford for several years. Mrs. Zumwalt has been connected with Pick's about three years. Mr. and Mrs. Zumwalt have two daughters, both graduates of Medford High school, and are grandparents of a son. About 80 persons attended last night's Democratic Soc ial club meeting at which new officers were . elected. They are William Deatherage, Medford, president; Mrs. Wanda Kane, Talent, vice president; Mrs. Donna Straus, reelected secretary-treasurer; nd Lloyd Whales, Central Point, sergeant at arms. Dental Clinic May Open Here March 1 Target date for opening a i dental clinic for needy young sters in the Jackson county courthouse is March 1, ac cording to Dr. Billy Black stone, who is heading Med ford Kiwanis club participa tion in the project. . The service club is financ ing the clinic. Dr. Blackstone said the room will be available Feb. 15. Equipment has been ob tained but must be installed. A backlog of 135 children in need of dental assistance has necessitated opening the clinic at the earliest possible date. Dentists of the commun ity will donate a half-day per month without pay. Present plans call for the clinic to operate nine months of the years. Nurses in the school system will determine the youngsters who will receive the services of the clinic. Dr. John Dick son is heading the committee assigning dentists. Russia May Have 5,000-Mile Missile Working by July Censored Transcript Of Testimony Given Washington (ID The Senate today swiftly ap proved President Eisenhow er's $549,670,000 emergency program 16 speed U. S. mis sile programs, disperse the nation's H-bomb fleet, and provide antirocket defenses. Washington n The Army said in testimony pub lished today that Russia may have a 5,000-mile ballistic missile in operation by July. The Army added that Rus sia would have "a very limit ed' capability at that time. There was no elaboration in the published testimony, but this presumably meant that the Russians would not have very many of the missiles at the start. The testimony was given by Maj. Gen Dwight E. Beach, Army deputy chief of staff, to the House Armed Services Committee last Thursday. A censored transcript was pub lished today. Debate Money Bill The U.S. has been test-firing both ICBMs and IRBMs. The first IRBMs are expected to be put into operation next December, but the ICBMs are not as far advanc-"!. The testimony was publish ed as the Senate debated a House-approved bill authoriz ing an additional 8549,670,000 in defense appropriations for the next fiscal year. The extra funds would be spent on dispersing Strategic Air Command bases, missile base facilities, missile detection and aircraft detection. Sen. Henry M. Jackson, (D Wash.), warned in a speech prepared for debate that if Americans are to "stay alive" the nation must immediately produce more B52 hydrogen bombers and missile-firing nuclear submarines. Mothers' March Slated Tonight at Phoenix Phoenix Ladies of the Phoenix area will conduct their Mothers March in that area starting at 6:30 p.m. to day. They will meet at the home of Mrs. W. J. Fowler, 205 Fifth st. Residents have been asked to leave on porch lights. Salem (IP) Payment of state unemployment taxes by Jan. 31 will save employers 90 per cent of their federal unemployment tax bill, the Oregon Unemployment Com' pensation Commission has re ported. DOW -JONES AVERAGES New York iff) Dow final stock averages: 30 in dustrials 449.72, off 1.44; 20 railroads 108.90, off 0.63; 15 utilities 72.53, off 0.33, and 65 stocks 153.55, off 0.60. Sales today were about 2,150,000 shares com pared with 2,220,000 shares Wednesday. - . N- Eagle Point Grange Plans Old-Time Political Rally The Eagle Point Grange is planning an old-time political rally similar to one held in Eagle Point in 1956, .Charlie Hoover, chairman of the Grange committee organizing the rally, has announced. Time for the event is not definite but will be held some time near the first of March, Hoover said.r Depending on the anticipated crowd, ' the rally will be held either in the Grange hall at Eagle Point or in the new Medford arm ory or a school building in Medford. Everyone planning to at tend the rally will be asked to come dressed in costumes of the 1830's or early laOO's, the chairman said. Events will include a torch light parade through the streets, entertainment by an old-time state champion fid dler and some square dance exhibitions "We plan this event to kick- off the political campaign," Hoover said. "It has to start some place in the state and it might as well start here in Jackson county." All candidates from both parties will be invited, in cluding those seeking offices on the state and county level, Hoover said. Invitations will be "issued also to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and ex-President Harry S. Tru man, j Windows, Power Lines Broken; Trees Uprooted 135 MPH Gust' Near Columbia By UNITED PRESS One man was dead and two fishermen were reported miss ing today in the wake of a howling storm which raked the Pacific Northwest with winds of hurricane force in places. One gust of 135 miles per hour was reported. Windows were smashed, power lines were knocked down, trees were uprooted and shipping was battered. Heavy rains accompanied the Wednesday storm. Ralph Myrick, 61, a line man's helper for Tacoma City Light, was electrocuted about 6 p.m. Wednesday. He was standing on the ground pool ing wire when he contacted a live electrical circuit and was killed instantly. Flagpole Snapped Two Astoria fishermen, Jack Rogers and Dave Hansen, were reported missing. They went out in their boat Mon day to look over fishing grounds. When they did not report back as expected Tues day night, a search was started for them. Searchers hoped the two had found shelter somewhere. Naselle Air Force base, Wash., near the Colombia reported a wind velocity of 135 mph Wednesday. Mt Hebo near Tillamook, Ore., had a gust of 110 mph. The wind snapped a 60-foot flag' pole in front of the Aberdeen, Wash., city hall. Winds up to 80 miles per hour lashed the Oregon $ast near the mouth of the Colum bia river, shutting down ferry service between Astoria and Megler temporarily and clos ing the Columbia bar to shiDDinz. Forty foot waves were reported at the Colum bia lightship. The three-man crab fishing boat, Cross Sound, was re ported in trouble off Grays Harbor bar Wednesday night and retreated to deeper wa ter while operatirfg on an aux iliary generator. The Coast Guard sent aid. Windows Smashed A large plate glass window at the U.S. Outdoor Store and another at Roy Burnett Mo tors in Portland were smash ed. The Portland airport had gusts of wind up to 66 miles per hour. Seattle police reported hun dreds of calls about broken windows and downed trees and Puget Sound ferry serv ice was disrupted between I Edmonds and Kingston and Mukilteo and Columbia Beach for a time. Power outages were report ed in Portland, Tacoma and Seattle and other points. generator at Pelfon dam on the Deschutes river was knocked out for a time Wed nesday afternoon. A new storm, also packing high winds, was expected by tonight but it will not be as strong, the Weather Bureau said. Eugene had 1.66 inches of rain in 24 hours, baiem naa 1.39, North Bend 1.26, Brook' ines 1.09 and roruana .j Heavy snow fell in mountain areas. vrsecCA.Tn, Tivl -vv r ' - HIGH WATER Water from heavy rains yesterday and the day before formed a stream around the home of Mrs. James E. Schell, 706 West Second sU, Medford. The stream flows around' the house whenever there is a heavy rain, she said. The water -follows a natural drainage in the area, ao cording to reports. Other local flooding wat reported in the lengthy storm, but most surface water had drained by today. Danger of Flood On Rogue River Passes Danger of flood in the Rogue river system is past for the time being, the Medford station of the weather bureau reported this morning. . Twelve families living along the Rogue river near Rogue River who were evacu ated Tuesday evening, had not returned to their homes today, according to LeRoi H. Webb, Rogue River civil de fense director. The majority of the fam ilies are living with friends and relatives, Webb reported, as they were waiting further weather developments before returning to their homes. The Rogue was continuing to recede today after cresting yesterday afternoon and eve ning. Crest was at 20.5 at Grants Pass at 6:30 p.m. yes terday and the river had drop ped to 14.8 feet at that city this morning. Flood stage is 22 feet. Dodge Bridge At Dodge bridge the river measurement was 6.3 feet at 8 a.m. today. No crest figure was available. Last report yes terday had the river at 7.9 feet and still rising. Nine feet is flood stage. Showery and cool weather has been forecast through Fri day with occasional snow mixed with rain in the valley Rainfall this morning up until 10 a.m. was .42 of an inch, bringing the total for the month up to 5.10 inches, which is 2.75 above normal. Seasonal precipitation total was 13.74 inches, 3.03 more than normal. Storms' Total Total since the storms began late Monday night was 3.30 inches. Eight inches of new snow was reported at Crater Lake National park this morning, bringing the total to 144 in ches on the ground. Chains were advised on Highway 62 to park headquarters. The road to the rim still is closed. Chains were required on Highway 99 over the Siski yous and on Highway 66 over the Green Springs this morn ing, state police reported. There was 6Vi inches of new snow on the Green Springs, they said. Man on Probation Here Is Arrested Flanagan, Nutting Get Appointments Georee Flanagan, manager of Elk Lumber company, and B. L. (Bud) Nutting, general manager of Medford corpora tion. have been named to the Oregon committee of Ameri can Forest Products indus tries. S. W. Robb of Willamette Valley Lumber company, Dal las, was appointed chairman of the committee recently, and will be a member of the AFPI's national advisory committee, which meets in Washington, D.C., to review the organizations programs of forest management and fores try education. WEATHER FORECAST: Showery and cool through Friday. Snow mixed with rain in valley occasionally. ' Low tonight 34. High Friday 45. Temp. Hichest Yesterday 55 Lowest this Morning 37 . Prec. to 10 a.m. Today ....i44 Our Skies Toniqht Sunrise 7:28 a.m. Sunset 5:22 p.m.. The .Moon, riding high to night between Albedaran and F.lnath, sets Friday 4:0 a.m. FuU Moon Feb. 4 VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, in the south east 2:47 a.m. Saturn, rises 4:52 a.m. Mars, rises 5:21 a..m. Morse Presents Freight Rate Case " Washington (IP) Sen Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) today presented Oregon's case in an oral argument before the In terstate Commerce Commis sion in opposition to increas ed railroad freight rates and charges. ; Morse gave the ICC eco nomic evidence showing a ser ious slump in the Oregon lum ber industry with resulting hardship on small business agriculture and employment. He presented Oregon's case at the request of Gov. Robert Holmes of Oregon and in be half of Howard Morgan, pub lic utility commissioner. Morse said Oregon already suffers from unfair .freight rate discrimination and said proposed increases in rates now being asked by railroads would further miure the state's economy. , 995 Students Are Enrolled at SOC Ashland Final registration figures' from Southern Oregon college show that registration has hit a new high with a to tal of 995 students enrolled by January 27, according to Mrs C. L. Winson, Registrar. . New students total 146 Men outnumber women by 639 to 356. There are 356 freshmen, 366 sophomores, 156 juniors, 117 seniors, two graduates and 53 special grad uate and 45 special under graduate. The majority of students, 350, are enrolled in elemen tary education with 266 in lower division and 221 in sec ondary education. Remaining students are in general stu dies with 16 unclassified. ; Pendleton (W City offi cials said today there are 22 pplicants for the city man ger's job here which will be come vacant March 1. Billie J. Lessman, 27, Seat tle, was arrested by Siskiyou county sheriff's deputies Wed nesday in Yreka on a charge of possession of narcotics, ac cording to Medford city po lice. Lessman is currently on probation from Jackson coun ty circuit court on a similar charge. He' was sentenced to three years in the Oregon state penitentiary last Decem ber by Judge Edward C. Kel ly. Execution of sentence was suspended under rules and regulations of Oregon parole and probation office. The Washington state man was arrested by Oregon state police Aug. 30. Lessman and Henry A. Foster, 25, also Seattle, were stopped by a patrolman on Highway 99 north of Medford for failure to have two license plates on their automobile. They "jumped" the officer after the car was stopped and one. of the men grabbed a bag, officers said, and started run ning across a field. The of ficer caught one, and the oth er was apprehended later that day, reports show. Police said Lessman, a known drug addict, had fin ished serving a probation per iod with California authorit ies at the ttne of his arrest in Medford." Over 4 Million -Jobless Expected By Economists Washington rAPi Labor De partment economists predict ed today unemployment will rise above four million in Jan. uary, February and March and decline slightly in April. They forecast the jobless to tal for January will range from 4,300,000 to 4,500,000 when computed by the Labor and Commerce Departments in about two weeks. Larger Than Usual The government reported 3,400,000 unemployed in De cember. The number of work ers without jobs usually in creases from December to January but this year the business slowdown will trig ger larger-than-usual Jump, the economists said. They said postwar trends indicate unemployment will level off and then decline to 3,700,000 or so by May. But they also warned of a possi bility of bigger-than-expected joblessness if things don't pick up soon. 5 Million Possible The labor economists said unemployment could reach five million if 1958 is a bad year for the auto industry, if consumers hold back on buy ing, and if businessmen slash stocks on their shelves. That would push unemployment above the six per cent mark. "If unemployment spreads to trade and services watch out," said one of the econo mists. "We'll be in for real hard times." Chou Assassination Attempt Revealed; London (IP) The Manches ter Guardian today reported an alleged attempt by a group of American educated Chi nese to assassinate Chinese Communist Premier Chou En Lai. , . The Guardian, a respected and' reliable newspaper, said one of the students actually stabbed and wounded Chou with a pocketknife during an interview with him in Peip ing last July 28. The newspaper said the as sassination attempt was plan ned by three of 40 Chinese students who were educated in American universities and who returned to their home lands to fight Communism. "Fine Now All We Need To Do Is Jack It Up and Put a School Under It" -J
