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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."
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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.
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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.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1958
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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.
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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-
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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.
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