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j." i .' ,1 ft -3 ''1 - ,'5 BRIGHT MOON Residents of the Medford area who happened to look toward the east after it got dark yesterday evening saw a full moon shining with unusual brightness as it came over the mountain. Dark clouds surrounding it were fringed with light and through binoculars the trees cn Roxy Ann appeared to be trimmed with silver. Strong Means to Prevent! Delinquency to Be Studied by Group A subcommittee to study means of preventing "juvenile J delinquency was authorized j last night by the Advisory Council to the Jackson County Juvenile Court. Members will be named by Dewey Wilson, president of the council. Decision to form such a committee followed discussion of suggestions for methods by which young people on the verge of delinquency par ticularly those who do not get needed guidance and dis cipline at home could be steered into constructive and wholesome pursuits. One suggestion which may be considered by the new sub committee involves the nam ing of a youth counsellor in the office of the county super intendent of schools. Such an official, it was suggested, through the cooperation of the many public agencies con- j cerned with various phases of young people's activities, could offer guidance to some of the minority of young peo ple who might have tenden cies toward delinquent be havior. Youth Summer Camp Another suggestion involved the organization of a youth summer camp on a county level, to which boys could be admitted, referred or as signed, during the summer months for instruction, guid ance and work. Wilson said he will an nounce his committee ap pointments soon, and that the group will be as broaaiy rep-, resentative of the county as possible. He said police agen-1 cies schools, and other in- j terested groups and citizens would be represented on the committee. District Judge James Main, a member of the interim com mittee on judicial procedure, oke briefly in regard to a revision of the state's laws pertaining to juvenile court procedures, now under way. Other speakers included Ifrs. Kay Crowell, director of the juvenile department, who presented a statistical report on the work of the depart ment during 1957, and Rob ert Swan, juvenile detention home manager, who reported on admissions to the home since it was opened Dec. 20. Washington OP) Presi dent Eisenhower has nomi nated Abbot L. Mills Jr., of PortlandgPre., for reappoint ment to a 14-year term on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. " Secret Bow Report Bared for All Washington (IP The Pentagon's hush-hush World War II bow and arrow re port lay open today for all the world . (even Russians and Cub Scouts) to see. Chuckling congressmen of the House Information Subcommittee prodded the Pentagon for two weeks to strip its "confidential" la bel from the 14-year-old re port on "silent flashless weapons." Radio Moscow took up the story. One reason for the Pentagon's secrecy on the report, ihe Russian com mentator said, is that "sen ior officers of the U. S. i armed forces simply do not realize to what extent the importance of such weapons has declined in the past century.'" The Pentagon finally Proposed Fund Withdrawal Protested by Court A letter has been sent by the Jackson county court to Congressman Charles O. Porter protesting the proposed withdrawal of federal funds paid schools in areas where people are employed by the government owned property. Alf B. Mekvold, Jackson county school superintendent, (Holmes to Attend Eagle Point Rally Gov. Robert Holmes will definitely be at the old-time political rally in Eagle Point High school gymnasium March 21. 'James Redden, chairman of the Jackson county Democra tic central committee, said he talked to Governor Holmes and had been assured - he would appear on that date. Other candidates on the state level also are expected to at tend the old time rally, Red den said. "We are planning on hav ing both Sig Unander and Mark Hatfield, candidates for governor, appear at the rally." Don Stathos, chairman of the Republican central commit tee here said. Republican can didates from the state level are also expected to attend County candidates also will attend the rally. The fcagie Point Grange is sponsoring the rally. Knowland Due for Labor Opposition Miami Beach IIP! Leaders of the AFL-CIO tagged Re publican Sens. William Know land of California and Barry Goldwater of Arizona for la bor opposition at the polls this fall. James L. McDevitt, direc tor of the AFL-CIO Commit tee on Political Education made that clear at a news conference. McDevitt said he expected Knowland's efforts to win the California governorship would be opposed unanimous ly by trade unions in the state. He said labor endorse ments for 1958 were not offi cial and would be made at the state level. But he said Knowland's support of laws to ban the union shop made it impossi ble to grant him union back ing. and Arrow fished it out from its caver nous secrecy files Tuesday. It released it with a defi nite paucity of comment. However, the two-part report was a mine of vital information. For example researchers operating on a "preliminar y". $30,000 budget found: The "energy input" in volved in using bows de pends on "the physical strength of the operator." The "best use of back and leg movements produce greatest danger of exposure by sight or sound or else re sult in awkward positions for shooting." . , There , are at least seveu different ways to pull back the rubber for launching arrows. Example: "The block and tackle method. Advantage: Cheap. Dis advantage: Clumsy to use." v 'fa ':f winds had. cleared the air, making the moon's brightness even more intense, and the valley seemed bright as day before the shining orb became obscured by clouds. Ex posure of 5 seconds at f8 on Royal Pan film was right for clouds in the picture above, but too long for the moon itself, which is surrounded by glare. Federal said loss of the Federal sup port would cost the schools in the county approximately $36,000. Mekvold said he also had sent a letter to Porter request ing that this federal assistance be maintained if the rest of the federal aid to schools is to continue in effect. Other county organizations which have sent such requests in clude the Jackson County Rural School Boards associa tion and the Jackson County Superintendents' association Set Up in War Mekvold said the assistance was originally set up by the federal government during the war7 when schools in de fense centers had to expand to cover the sudden influx of pupils. Public Law 874 pro vides funds for operational purposes and Public Law 815 allows federal money for capital ' outlay. This aid has been continued on a limited basis, the county superintendent said. Eligibil ity is determined on the per centage of children enrolled whose parents live and work on government property such as forest lands, military in stallations or dam projects. Camp White arid the national forests, and possibly the Tal ent irrigation project, would be examples of such cate gories here, Mekvold said. Mekvold said he had been informed that testimony and recommendations have been presented the house education committee requesting that category of federal aid af fecting Jackson county. Mekvold said "it seems un fair to cut aid under one cate gory and not the other. The federal government takes 75 per cent of the money re received from national forest lands, counties get 25 per cent of it and the schools in turn get 6Ji per cent of the total. In Jackson county that means about $2.74 per census child. B58 Bomber Tesis Tracking System Colorado Springs, Colo. OP North Atlantic Air De fense (NORAD) headquarters revealed Tuesday that a B58 Hustler bomber had been used to test the continent's radar tracking system. It released thp "top secret information to dispel rumors that a plane had slipped through 'the radar screen and threatened destruction of Stra tegic Air Command (SAC) headquarters at Omaha, Neb. The rumor? originated ai Fort Wortn, Tex., where a radarman was said to have caught the plane on a radar- scope but had not reported it. Portland Industrial Committee Formed Salem (W A greater Portland industrial committee was formed by Gov. Robert D. Holmes Tuesday to seek federal cooperation for gov ernment projects for the Port land area. Rep. Edith Green D-Ore. also aided in appointment of the nine-member committee which will operate under the chairmanship of Roy F. Ren ound, Portland, director of employee, relations for Iron Fireman. Salem OF) Leo McClug. Albany, has filed for the Dem ocratic nomination for state representative from the 13th district. Anti-Communists Could Plunge Indonesia in War Army Insurgents Plan Proclamation Tokyo Of) The anti Communist "young colonels" who control most of Indones ia are ready to form a uni-; fied government, a move that could plunge the island na tion into bloody civil war, it was reported today. Indonesian rebels here and in Manila said the army in surgents would proclaim their government unless President Sukarno agrees to throw the Communists out of the pres ent Jakarta regime. Proclamation Near There was some disagree ment on timing. Rebel Lt. Col. Ventje Sumual, who has been living here under an alias since Jan. 28, said pro clamation of the new govern ment might be broadcast from Bukittingi, its capital, "today or tomorrow." Rebel sources in Manila said, however, that Sukarno would be given five days to make up his mind. They said the new government will be proclaimed Monday unless he has given in by then to rebel demands. No comment could be ob tained immediately from Su karno, who is in Japan on a "vacation tour" of Asia. He spent today in the Osaka Kobe area, and refused to talk to newsmen. Laughs off Reports The visiting president laughed off reports Tuesday that he had been handed a rebel ultimatum by Col. War- ouw, the Indonesian military attache in Peiping, when they conferred here early this week. Radio reports heard in Ja karta said today the rebels will hold a mass meeting Sat urday in Padang to "mobil ize additional support for their cause. The- projected speakers' list included Sja- fruddin Prawiranegara, a leading prospect for president of the rebel government; two insurgent regional command ers and the heads of three anti-Communist political par ties. FCC Commissioners Battle Charges Washington (IP! Three members of the Federal Com munications Commission fought tack today against charges that they padded their expense accounts and accept ed lavish favors from busin essmen. Chairman John C. Doerfer was joined by two fellow commissioners, Rosel H. Hyde and Robert T. Bartley, in pro testing their innocence before a House Commerce subcom mittee. Bartley and Hyde rose from their seats among the specta tors at the stormy hearing to plead for a chance to clear their names. Hyde said he still hasn't re ceived any details of the "un reasonable" charges against him. Bartley, a Democrat and nephew of Speaker Sam Ray burn, said sponsoring organi zations had paid his travel and hotel expenses occasion ally when he addressed them. But he said there was nothing wrong with this. (See Story on Page 3) Holmes Thanks Ike For Signing Resolution Salem (IP) Gov. Robert D. Holmes today wired Ore gon's thanks to President Eis enhower for presidential ap proval of a resolution to pro claim the Oregon centennial. The governor also invited the President and Mrs. Eis enhower to attend the 1939 celebration. (See Story on Page 3) WEATHER FORECAST: Patial clearing tonight. Valley fog patches early Thursday. Thicken ing cloudiness during day Thursday with chance of rain bv afternoon. Low to night 35. High Thursday 50 Temp. Hichest Yesterday 0 Lowest this Morning 36 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today... .05 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise - 7:23 a.m. Sunset 5:30 p.m. The Moon rises 7:45 p.m. and is in Perigee. Above it appears the Sickle of Leo. Last Quarter Feb. 10 VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, rises 4:30 a.m. Mars, rises 5:15 a.m. Venus. ri-es :32 a.m. Jupiter, in the southwest at. sunrise. 16 Pages Tax, Upturn Failure In Economy May Result in Relief Reserve Weapon Voiced by Ike Washington (W Presi dent Eisenhower said today that a tax cut might be an ad ministration reserve weapon if an upward turn in the econ omy fails to develop. The President, speaking hoarsely and showing the re sults of a cold and sore throat said, however, that he still ex pects an economic upturn about the middle of the year, or possibly just a bit later. This was the President's second news conference since late October. He opened to day's conference by asking re porters to make their ques tions long, so he could an swer with either a yes or no and thus save his ailing vocal chords. President Feels Well The President said that aside from his hoarseness, he felt well and had no other symptoms of illness. The White House had reported on Tuesday that he had a "slight cold" and a "slight sore throat." Other highlights of the news conference: : He agreed that govern ment scientists are mapping a general rough program which might involve sending an Am erican rocket to the moon within 10 years. But he1' said this was not the primary ob jective of the government at the moment and that the fed eral space and satellite pro gram had to be consciously adjusted to the defense needs of the country. He said that all outer space development was under the control of Defense Secre tary Neil H. McElroy. This was in reply to a question whether he might instruct the Air Force to get into the outer space program along with the Army in wake of two Navy failures with the Vanguard rocket. Opposes Summit Meeting -He threw cold water on the possibility of a summit meeting with Russia, saying this government has not re ceived any evidence from Moscow that such a meeting would result in any desirable form of agreement. He questioned the idea of establishing a demilitarized zone in Western Europe, as the Russians have suggested, on the theory that the U. S. could not enter into any uni lateral agreement which would affect the basic rights of the free nations involved. He said that any public statements made by his chief assistant, Sherman Adams, were made only with his ap proval and that Adams had said nothing inconsistent with the general policy of the ad ministration. He apparently felt some emotions as he dis cussed Adams because he called the former governor of New Hampshire f irst a gen eral and then referred to him as secretary Adams. To Meet With Stassen . . He planned to confer this week with his disarmament adviser, Harold E. Stassen, about Stassen's leaving the government to run for govern or of Pennsylvania. ' He de scribed Stassen as a great ad' ministrator and an indefatig able worker and he said that he had many traits that ad mirably fitted Stassen for be ing governor. - He declined to give his endorsement to any of the Republicans seeking the GOP senatorial nomination in New Jersey. One of these aspirants is Bernard M. Shanley, his former appointment secre tary. The President looked a bit pale, but seemed in good spirits and joked about his hoarseness. He had thought,, for a while Tuesday he might have to take his cold to bed. Instead, he stayed up long past his usual bedtime last night to act as host at a White House dinner for 50 leading scien tists and military officers. ORD MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1958 Cut DRIVERS' RET "Tell the Peasants to Step Aside" Explorer May Stay Aloft for Scientists Washington (IP) The Naval Research Laboratory said to day the egg-shaped orbit of the Army's Explorer satellite takes it 1,587 miles above the earth at its farthest point and 219 miles high at its lowest The latest information on the orbit strengthened predic tions that the 30.9-pound satellite may stay in space for Paid Television Opposed by DAY A resolution opposing paid television recently was passed by the Jackson county chap ter of the Disabled American Veterans, according to Patrick Graham, secretary. The resolution points out disabled veterans and other low-salaried "families have sacrificed to purchase tele vision sets and would not have done so if they expected to pay for viewing programs. Several hospitalized veter ans now enjoy free television 1 by sets donated by service or ganizations. The service or ganizations would have hesi tated in making the set dona tion if they thought veterans might be denied free viewing, according to the resolution. Other service organizations were forwarded copies- of the resolution,; according to Gra ham. He said the Veterans' Allied Council approved the resolution at a recent meeting Bend Has Lightest Snowfall on Record Bend Hfl Weather rec ords kept over the past half- century revealed today that Bend's snowfall this winter is the lightest on record. Three of the four inches of snow this year fell in December flurries. But the lack of snow in the central Oregon plateau was countered by a heavy pack in the Cascades just west of Bend. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York OP Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 454.89, off 3.76; 20 railroads 110.85, off 0.31; 15 utilities 72.56, up 0.07, and 65 stocks 155.17, off 0.83. Sales today were about 2,480,000 shares compared with 2,197,000 shares Tuesday. in Q Years, Believe a matter of years. Calculated From Data The new heights were cal culated from an analysis of the latest information from 31 minitrack radio fixes on the satellite in its first 32 trips around the earth. The laboratory said it re quires 114.95 minutes for the Explorer to complete a full orbit, or slightly less than two hours. ' At its lowest point it is still far above the body of the earth's atmosphere and mov ing in a near-vacuum. The higher the satellite the less the drag from atmospheric particles that would slow it down and pull it closer to the earth and cause it eventually to burn up from friction. Also because of its egg shaped orbit, the satellite is close to the earth's atmos phere for only a few minutes in each orbit. Sputnik 138 Miles Up Russia's Sputnik as of last week end was estimated to be only 138 miles above the earth at its closest point. The dog-conveying satellite is ex pected to dip deeper into the atmosphere and burn up soon. Sputnik I already has done so. During Tuesday night and most of today, the Army satel lite was orbiting over Africa, South America and Southern Asia. It was not due over the United States again until late this afternoon. It was due over Los Angeles at 6:25 p.m. (p.s.t.) and over Phoenix at 6:29 p.m. During the remainder of the night and early Thursday it will not be passing over , the U.S. Two Youths Plead Guilty in Court Two Central Point youths pleaded guilty in district court yesterday to petty lar ceny and were sentenced to six months in the county jail subject to suspension after 30 days. ' Earl Bruce Stewart, 18, and a 17-year-old, both on parole from Woodburn school were apprehended Sunday by state police and charged in connec tion with the theft of gas from a truck owned by Clinto Cut ting, route 2, Central Point. Two other 17 - year old youths and one 18-year-old were referred to county juve nile officials. Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 246 sen II II 13) M Court Order Asked To Force End of Walkout Judgment Asked Against Union Portland (IP) Feder al Judge William East to day turned down a request for an order which would have called for some 200 "sick" Greyhound bus driv ers to return to work im mediately and set further hearing on the dispute for Thursday afternoon. Portland OP) Greyhound Bus Lines sought a court order today to force some 200 "sick" drivers to return to work and end. a walkout which has cut off service be tween Portland and Redding and Eureka, Calif. Federal Judge William East scheduled a hearing today on a temporary restraining order sought by the firm against Local 1055 of the Motor Coach Employees Union. The union said it did not authorize the walkout. Apparently Dissatisfied Drivers began reporting "sick" Monday afternoon, ap parently because they were dissatisfied over a driver be mg dismissed alter an acci dent. Greyhound also asked for a judgment against the union for all damages sustained by failure -of its members to re port for work. A union spokesman said drivers had ignored a union order to re turn to work, but the federal court complaint claimed the union either "permitted, in spired, directed or condoned" the walkout.' The complaint said the contract carried a no strike agreement which runs until Feb. 28. Greyhound was sending passengers via train where possible. Routes east , and north of Portland were not affected. Ex-Medford Man Killed in Crash David R. Jennings, aviation electronics man' third class, United States Coast Guard, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. . R. Jennings, formerly of North Peach st., Medford, was killed Saturday in -the aircraft col lision at Norwalk, Calif. His parents now " live in Cali fornia. Jennings attended Medford public schools from 1944 until his graduation from Medford High school in 1954. Among survivors, in addi tion to his parents, is his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Jennings, 310 DeBarr ave., Medford. ' i' . Funeral arrangements will be " announced by Conger- KS Russian Jet passenger Plane Due in U.S. Thursday Washington OP) Russia will stage a new display of air prowess Thursday when it flies the new Soviet ambassa dor here in a jet airliner; The State Department said the giant TU-104 carrying Ambassador Mikhail A. Men shikov is scheduled to land at 1 p.m. (PST) at Friendship Airport, midway between Washington and Baltimore. The landing will give the Russians another chance to show off the 500-mile-an-hour plane on which they are stak ing claim to supremacy in the jet passenger field. The Unit ed States has no scheduled Space-Bound Rocket Breaks Afler Take-Off Next Attempt Waiti Placement on Stand Cape Canaveral, Fla. (ffl The Navy's jinxed Vanguard rocket finally struggled into the sky early today but it faltered and broke in two af ter a one-minute flight and had to be destroyed. The new Navy failure sent several million dollars worth of cinders tumbling into the Atlantic. It left the freshly launched Army Explorer rid ing alone among the stars with the second Russian Sput nik. The next Vanguard will be fired "as soon as the crew can get it on the stand," Dr. Rich ard W. Porter, chairman of the U. S. International Geo physical Year Satellite com mittee, said in Washington. Porter, looking dispirited, declined to discuss today's firing. "It was a failure." h said. "What difference does it make?" Broke in Two It was estimated that th rocket, , believed to be carry ing a simple form of life in its satellite, rose to between 10,000 and 20,000 feet, less than four miles before it hung in the sky, broke into two fiery pieces and began falling back. It was then blown up from the ground one minute alter launching. Dr. John Hagen. director of the Vanguard project, ex claimed "Oh, no!" when in formed in Washington of the sputtering flight. It was the second actual launching fail ure of the full rocket assem bly. The Vanguard rose labor iously, almost enveloped in its ground exhaust, and climb ed very slowly into the clear but almost freezing Florida pre-dawn. It seemed to hang for a moment at a modest al titude, broke -into two fiery parts and was blasted to bits. To Study Information Sources here said it would be impossible to determine what actually happened until telemetry information is stud ied on the brief flight. This might not be before another day or so, they said. However, it was believed that the missle broke in two at the joint of the first and second stages well short of the time they were supposed to have separated in the rocket's normal course toward an or bit. The missile was seen to veer slightly to the right just before it broke. It was known that the Cape Canaveral range safety officer. Lt. Col. R. D. Stephens in the central control building, pushed the destruct" button after the missile broke in two. Two plumes of flames were seen failling into the ocean several miles out from the tip of Cape Canaveral. It was not determined whether these were caused by the impact of the main parts of the missile or smaller fragments. Third Set of Twins Born in Medford The third set of twins lo be born in Medford within eight days were born this morning at Sacred Heart hospital. The twin girls were born to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Lee., Riggs, rural . route, box 385H, Medford. They weighed S pounds; 10 ounces, and 6 pounds, 14. ounces. Jan. 29 twin boys were . born at Rogue Valley hoipi- " lal lo Mr. and Mrs. William Robert Goin, Talent, and at" Osteopathic hospital' a boy ' and a girl were born to Mr. and Mrs. Delvin L. Elder, Eagle Point. commercial jet airline flights. Friendship Airport was chosen for the landing be cause it has a runway long enough for the big jet, which requires about 8,000 feet or more to land and takeoff. Friendship's " longest runway is 9,450 feet. The longest run way is 9,450 feet. The long est runway at Washington's National airport is 6,740 feet,- The TU-104 made its first flight to the United State3 last September when it brought Foreign Minister An drei A. Gromyko to this coun try to attend a session of the United Nations General assembly. !
