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FILING REJECTED County
turned to K. C. Wernmark, Central Point, his $20 deposit
and filing application yesterday afternoon. Wernmark at
tempted to file for county judge but his candidacy application
and filing fee were rejected on the basis that incumbent
County Judge Rodney Keating holds his position until 1960.
This is based on a recent attorney general's opinion.
Wernmarkfs Filing
For County Judge
Is Not Accepted
The filing for ' candidacy
yesterday afternoon by K. C.
(Swede) Wernmark, Central
Point, Democrat, was not ac
cepted by County Clerk Mrs.
Bereth P. Hopkins since the
term for county judge is not
up for this election year, she
explained today.
M r s. Hopkins presented
Wernmark with a letter
which read: '
"It is the opinion of At
torney General Robert Y.
Thornton that the term of the
county judge of Jackson
county is for six years from
the time incumbent Rodney
Keating was elected in 1954.
It will not expire until 1960.
We cannot accept your filing
of candidacy for this office."
Further Action
Mrs. Hopkins said no fur
ther action will be taken un
til she is served with a writ
of mandamus. James A. Red
den Jr., chairman of the Jack
Medford Youths
Admit Money Theft
Two Medford youths were
arrested by city police on
charges of larceny from a
store after they admitted in
signed statements to taking
a total of S212 three different
times from the Mode O'Day
store, 11 South Central ave.
Police said one- of the 14-year-old
boys said he went
Into the store between Feb.
1 and 10 and told clerks he
was waiting for his mother.
When the clerk's back was
turned the youth reached into
the cash drawer and took
about' S80 the first time and
$52 the second, police said.
The third theft took place
about Feb. 12 when the youth,
accompanied by a friend,
went into the store and at
tracted the attention of the
clfjk while his friend took
about $80 from the cash
drawer. Police said the youths
were lodged in the Jackson
County Juvenile Detention
home pending action by ju
venile authorities.
Road Conditions
Highway 99, Siskiyous
512 inches new snow, chains
required.
, Highway 6 6. G r t n
Springs 4 inches new
snow, chains required.
Highway 101 near Garb
rville closed because of
slide; state police expect
highway to be open Satur
day. Highway 299, 35 miles
east of Eureka, open to one
way traffic with delays up
to an hour because of silde.
Oregon Starts 100th Year
100-Day World's Fair To
Salem (IP) Oregon, the
Valentine state, is 99 years old
today.
In marking the event, Gov.
Robert D. Holmes said:
"This is our final year in
one century of progress to es
tablish the foundation for the
beginning on Feb. 14, 1959, of
a bright new one."
Centennial Scheduled
National recognition will
also come' today when Presi
dent Eisenhower signs the
Oregon Centennial proclama
tion in Washington, D.C.
Starting June 10, Oregon
will mark its centennial with
a 100-day western-style worlds
fair at Portland that is expect
ed to draw eight million tour
ists to the state.
There will be frontier
towns, Indian villages and oth
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Clerk Eereth P. HopKins re
son county Democratic Cen
tral committee indicated this
would be done. Redden said
he and William Deatherage
would act as attorneys for
Wernmark in the case.
District Attorney Tom
Reeder said this morning his
office would disregard the
"political . overtones" and
handle the question "strictly
as a legal matter."
"As far as I'm concerned
the attorney general's opinion
is the law on the matter and
I will proceed on this basis."
Redden said yesterday he
hoped to get an opinion from
the state Supreme Court be
fore the March 7 filing dead
line for the May primary.
Compulsory Auto
Insurance Urged
Salem (IP) Gov. Robert D.
Holmes . today called for a
law requiring compulsory lia
bility and property damage in
surance on every motor ve
hicle registered in Oregon.
He also called for, legisla
tion setting up a pool of all
casualty insurance companies
to take care of drivers who
cannot buy insurance else
where. The compulsory insurance
plan would be similar to laws
now in effect in New York
and Massachusetts.
Gov. Holmes said he intend
ed to ask for passage of the
laws by the next session of
the Legislature, adding that
he expected "powerful oppo
sition" from the insurance in
dustry. Oil Firms Announce
Fuel Price Cuts
Two oil companies have an
nounced a reduction in fuel
oil prices, the first in nine
years, it was reported today.
The reduction will be effec
tive as of today. -,
The two companies who
have announced the seven
tenths of a cent per gallon cut
are Shell Oil company and
Standard Oil company of
California.
Officials in Medford said
other major fuel oil dis
tributors in the area are ex
pected to announce the same
price cut.
The . reduction applies to
furnace oil, diesel fuel, pre
mium diesel and stove oil.
Retail prices to homeown
ers, which have been 19 cents
a gallon, will drop to 18.3
cents, a check of several
Standard heating oil distribu
tors indicated.
er scenes from Oregon history
and the Atomic Energy Com
mission has plans for the larg
est exhibit of its kind in the
U.S.
Groundwork for the centen
nial celebration has been go
ing on since the state Legisla
ture gave the go-ahead to the
project in 1955 and appropri
ated $800,000 in 1957.
Foreign Exhibits Expected
A nine-member centennial
commission headed by An
thony Brandenthaller is spear
heading the world-wide effort
from headquarters in Port
land. ,
Engineering studies are now
under way on the Pacific In
ternational livestock exhibi
tion grounds for renovations
to house some 36 foreign ex
hibits expected at the West
Crewmen Work
Throughout Night
To Build Detour
Northern California
Gets Heavy Rainfall
By UNITED PRESS
A 300-foot section of High
way 101, which runs along
the California, Oregon and
Washington coasts, collapsed
into the Eel river in north
ern California late yesterday.
The break occured about a
half-mile north of Piercy
near the Mendocino-Humboldt
county line.
Fifty highway crewmen
worked under floodlights
throughout the night to build
a detour. However, new rains
hampered them and a spokes
man said the section may not
be reopened for three days.
A Highway Department
spokesman said the river had
been undercutting the high
way for several weeks.
Momentary Relief
Fair skies today gave mo
mentary relief to rain-soaked j
Northern California. The Eel,
Russian, Sacramento and
Feather rivers spilled over
into lowland areas Wednes
day but were back within
their banks today.
Rain began falling in North
ern California again today
with heavy amounts predict
ed for Saturday.
Several families had been
evacuated from their homes
in the -Eureka area Wednes
day and Thursday but were
expected to return today.
Ranchers in the Red Bluff
and Oroville areas had been
advised to move cattle to
higher ground as the Sacra
mento and Feather rivers con
tinued to rise. The heavy
rains predicted for Saturday
could - increase the danger,
weather officials said.
Police Investigate
Ashland Burglary
State police today are in
vestigating the burglary of
O.K. Rubber - Welders north
of Ashland last night.
Officers reported, as far as
can be determined, only tires
and tubes were taken. En
trance was' gained by shatter
ing a wodden bar across the
back door, police reported.
Ashland police reported
several attempted break-ins in
that area. Thieves attempted
to pry the back door open
on the Ideal Drugs andknock
ed the knob off the back door
on the vacant building next
door, they reported. The night
before they attempted to
break into the Ideal Super
market by prying on the back
door, officers said. An attempt
to take gag was made by
breaking the pump at a truck
barn on Walker ave., Ashland
police said.
This morning, thieves broke
a section out of a window on
the side door of the Market
Basket, but failed to break
out a large enough section to
enter, officers said.
Jordan, Iraq Linked
In Federal Union
Amman, Jordan (IP) Jor
dan and Iraq today officially
linked themselves in a federal
union with a central govern
ment and parliament, one
army, one foreign policy and
one economy.
as State;
Mark Event
Coast's first international
trade fair.
Around the main building,
54 acres will be set up, Dis
neyland fashion, with scenes
from Oregon history. Commis
sioners hope to find the larg
est tree in the state and make
a shrine of it.
The commission also hopes
to have Oregonian Johnny
Ray introduce a "hit song"
about the centennial.
Before Oregon was admit
ted to the Union in 1859 it was
known for 11 years as the Ore
gon Territory. Before that, the
mountain men knew it as the
"Oregon Country."
Oregon shares its Valen
tine's day celebration with
Arizona which observes its
46th birthday today as the
youngest of the states.
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ROBERT D. DAMES
Announces Candidacy
Medford Alforney
Seeks Nomination
As Circuit Judge
Robert D. Dames, 46, of 33
North Barneburg rd., Medford
attorney, announced today his
candadacy for nomination for
circuit judge position No. 1,
J a c k s o n-Josephine judicial
district.
Dames will oppose James
M. Main and Manville Heisel,
both of whom have an
nounced they will seek the po
sition, which is now held by
Judge Hv K. Hanna, who has
announced his retirement. It
is a non-partisan office.
He received his pre-law
training at the University of
Minnesota and has a bachelor
of law degree from St. Paul
college of law. At the present,
he is Rogue River city attor
ney.
Serves in Navy.
Serving in the Navy during
World War II, he was promot
ed from seaman to lieutenant.
He participated' in the inva
sions of Saipan, Leyte and
Okinawa while attached to
amphibious units in the Pa
cific. After the war, he practiced
law in North Dakota, and was
a member of the board of gov
ernors of the state bar asso
ciation and a U.S. commis
sioner while there. He also
served as assistant state attor
ney and was a part-time in
structor at Jamestown college,
teaching business law.
Dames has been practicing
law in Medford since 1949.
He is a member of the
board of directors of the Med
ford YMCA and is on the ves
try of his church. He has been
chairman for the Boy Scout
fund campaign in the Big
Pines district, a division chair
man of the Rogue Valley hos
pital campaign and a division
chairman in the United Med
ford Crusade.
Past President
Dames is past president of
the Medford Lions club, a for
mer zone chairman and dep
uty district governor of Lions
international.
He has been active in Red
Cross, and has taken an ac
tive part in youth work in
cluding Boy Scouts, YMCA,
and American Legion Boys
State. He currently is on the
Boys State commission for the
Legion department of. Oregon.
He has been instrumental in
organizing several groups of
boys who have attended Boys
State training at Oregon State
college.
Dames is a member of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Knights of Pythias, Lions, Ma
sonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and
is an associate member of the
Medford Realty board. Dames
belongs to the local, state and
American bar associations.
He is married and has three
children who are attending
Medford schools.
Eisenhower Hopes
For Weather Break
Thomasville, Ga. (IP)
President Eisenhower' hoped
today for a break in the
weather that would allow a
round of golf or a shot, at
some Georgia quail.
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OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1958 No. 254
Mack Asks Early
Opportunity To
Answer Charges
Commissioner Has
No Plans To Resign
Washington
(IP) Fed
eral Communications Commis
sioner Richard A. Mack re
quested an early chance to
day to appear before House
investigators and answer the
"unsubstantiated charges, ac
cusations, innendos and dis
tortions so recklessly made"
against him.
Mack, accused of accepting
$2,650 in a contested televis
ion channel case, said in re
sponse to a question that he
had no thought of resigning.
Reveals Letter
Mack made public a brief
letter he sent to Chairman
Oren Harris (D-Ark.) of a
House investigating subcom
mittee asking for a chance to
present his side.
The charges were made
against Mack Thursday by
Bernard Schwartz, ousted
chief counsel for the subcom
mittee
"I am confident that when
all the facts are presented to
your committee, you will con
elude that the accusations of
Bernard Schwartz are with
out foundation," Mack tola
Harris.
Reckless Charges' .
Mack . requested ''an early
opportunity to appear before
rommittee and answer
the unsubstantiated cnargeS;
accusations, innuendos ana
distortions so recklessly made
bv Bernard Schwartz.
Mack said he informed the
office of FBI Director J. Ed
gar Hoover this morning that
he would cooperate with the
FBI "at any time in every
wav nossible."
The FBI was ordered by
Attorney General William P.
Rogers Thursday to investi
gate the case.
Just before Macs ieuei
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was releasees, ne amveu at
his FCC office ana posea
smiline for .photographers.
Mack said he did not Know
yet when he would be called
to testify before the subcom
mittee. ,
(See story on page 1Z)
District Ranger Is
Named for Prospect
Appointment of Douglas H.
Baker as district forest rang
er in charge of the newly or-
sanized Prospect district of
o -
the Rogue River . National
forest has been announced by
Forest Supervisor Carroll E.
Brown.
The new district was formed
out of the southern and west
ern portion of the Union
Creek district and the north
ern end of the Butte Falls dis
trict. Baker, prior to his appoint
ment, was assigned to the
Union Creek district as tim
ber management assistant. He
had served in that capacity
since June 1956. Prior to that
time he was assigned to the
Oakridge district of the Wil
lamette National Foresf as
forester.
Baker received his profes
sional training at Michigan
State university school of for
estry, graduating in 1951. He
served in the army infantry
during 1944 and 1945.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Cloudy with in
termittent rain through
Saturday. Low tonight 40.
High Saturday 45.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 49
Lowest this Morning 38
Prec .to 10 a.m. Today .. .54
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
7:10 a.m.
Sunset - 5:42 p.m.
Moonrise Saturday 5:05 a.m.
New Moon Feb. 18
Jupiter rises 11:32 p.m.
and appears several degrees
from the star Spica. It is
now beginning a westward
movement among the stars
that will continue about four
months and bring it much
nearer Spica.
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FRANK PERL
Hat Rotation Plan
Frank Perl Seeks
County Coroner's
Job on GOP Ticket
Frank 'Perl, partner with
his father, John A. Perl, in
the Perl Funeral home, 426
West Sixth st., Medford, an
nounced his candidacy for
county coroner on the Re
publican ticket today.
Perl, who has been asso
ciated with Perl Funeral
home since 1928, attended
Medford. public schools, grad
uating with the Medford "High
school class of 1924. He was
born in Jennings, la., Nov. 14,
1904. The Perl Funeral home
was established here in March,
1908, by John A. Perl.
He attended Oregon State
college, where he was affil
iated with Delta Upsilon fra
ternity, and College of Mortu
ary Science, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Perl's Statement
"If I am elected," Perl said
todays "and it is agreeable
with the other funeral estab
lishments, I will operate the
county coroner's office on a
rotation basis. This method
has been in operation for
many years in the cities the
size of Medford and larger,
and has been proved satis
factory. Any cases coming un
der the jurisdiction of . the
coroner's office, under the ro
tation basis, will be handled
on a montniy Dasis Dy eacn
mortuary in the county. I
firmly believe that the people
of Medford and Jackson coun
ty -will agree with me that
this is the fair and proper
... r
way in wnicn tne omce oi
Jackson v county coroner
should be conducted."
Perl is a member of Med
ford Elks, Medford Masonic
lodge and other Masonic
groups, Hiliah Temple of the
Shrine, and is past president
of Medford Kiwanis club. He
is also a member of the Uni
versity club, the board of di
rectors of Mercy Flights, Inc.,
and Oregon State Alumni as
sociation.
He married the .former
Miss Dorothy Brown of Med
ford in 1928. They have two
children, Mrs. Marianne Zun
del, San Mateo, Calif., and
William Frank Perl Jr., San
Francisco, Calif.; and one
grandchild, Robin Zundel.
Ashlander Indicted
By Portland Jury
Portland (IP) a xeaerai
grand jury Thursday indicted
Randolph Dale Pearce, 26,
Ashland, on a charge of trans
porting forged checks in in
terstate commerce. Federal of
ficials said he was being held
in San Francisco.
Salem (IP) Norman O. Nil-
sen. Uregon iaoor Lomrais-
sioner, has announced
candidacy for reelection.
his
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York IIP) Dow
Jones final stock averages:
30 industrials 444.44, up
4.20; 20 railroads 107.70,
up 1.65; 15 utilities 72.05,
up 0.31, and 65 stocks 151.
92. up 1.45. Sales today
were about 2,070,000 shares
compared with 1,880,000.
Secretary May
Attend Debate
In UN Council
Knowland Urges
Prompt Meeting
Washington OP) Secre
tary of State John Foster
Dulles may interrupt his va
cation in order to deal person
ally with the French-Tunisian
crisis, the State Department
disclosed today."
Department Press Officer
Lincoln White said Dulles has
been following the crisis
"closely" and "is giving con
sideration 'to returning to
Washington Monday, at least
for a few days."
White was asked whether
Dulles' possible return is
linked to the French-Tunisian
crisis.
Security Council Debate
"Obviously, yes!" he re
plied. Dulles left Washington
Tuesday afternoon for Atlan
tic City, N. J-, for a rest. He
told newsmen upon his de
parture that he did not ex
pect to return to Washington
before the middle of next
week. White acknowledged
that a return Monday would
mean a change in the secre
tary's plans.
The State Department an
nouncement raised the possi
bility that Dulles may go to
New York for U.N. Security
Council debate on the crisis
touched off by the French
bombing attack last week end
on a Tunisian village. There
have been reports mat tne
Security Council may take up
the issue early next week.
White said he did not know
whether Dulles would go to
New York.
Even as the department an
nounced a probable early re
turn, by Dulles, Senate Re
publican Leader William F.
Knowland urged that the
secretary seek an immediate
meeting of the Security Coun
cil if there is another military
outbreak between France and
Tunisia.
"The situation in Tunisia
is highly inflammatory and
could have the gravest conse-
quences, is.nowiana torn
newsmen.- ""France made a
serious blunder in its attack
on the Tunisian border town.
It is time to rectify their
action and not to amplify it."
The California Republican,
emphasizing that he spoke
"only for myself, not the gov
ernment," made his statement
amid official reports that Rus
sia's vicious anti - American
propaganda on the Tunisian
crisis has struck a hard blow
at U.S. hopes for a "profit
able" East-West summit con
ference. Officials here said Russia's
charges that this country
"masterminded" France's air
attack on a Tunisian village
strengthened the position of
policy-makers who feel Mos
cow is not sincere in claiming
it wants to ease East-West
tension. '
Western Teamster
Chairman Selected
Miami Beach, Fla. UP)
Teamsters President James R.
Hoffa Thursday night an
nounced the appointment of
Vice President Einar O. Mohn
as chairman of the powerful
Western Conference of the
Teamsters Union.
Mohn will replace Frank
W. Brewster, who was sen
tenced to a year of imprison
ment for contempt of Con
gress last year for refusing to
answer questions of a Senate
Labor Rackets Subcommittee.
Hoffa said no date has been
set for Mohn to take control
of the 350,000-member West
ern Conference which em
braces 11 western states, West
ern Canada, Alaska and Ha
waii.
Delivery of Telephone
Directories to Start
Delivery of new telephone
directories for the Medford
area starts Feb. 19, Pacific
Telephone Manager Jack
Creager said today.
Almost 18,000 directories
will be delivered to the com
pany's customers in Medford,
Central Point, Gold Hill,
Jacksonville, Phoenix - Talent
and other nearby communi
ties. Locally hired employees of
Products Development corpo
ration will deliver the new
directories and collect . the
old ones, Creager said. (
The cover of the 1958 di
rectory has a picture on it
of Rogue River Valley or
chards. The cover is repro
duced in green with a leather
ette design.
"I've Told You Fifty Times Not At The
Front Door!"
City Police Catch
Prison Escapee Here
After Chase, Fight
Medford police arrested an
escapee from the Washington
state prison last night after
several block chase and
fight in alleys, streets, back
yards and over fences in the
Dakota and 11th sts. area.
Police said they arrested
Vertis James Barrett, 30, of
Walla Walla, Wash., in the al
ley between 13th and 14th sts.,
and Newtown and Peach sts.,
about 6:20 p.m. Patrolmen
Keith VanHorn was making a
routine check of a man acting
in an unusual manner in
front of several houses on
Park st. when the chase
started.
Asked lo Stop
VanHorn said he asked the
man to stop and flashed his
light on him, but Barrett
jumped over a hedge and
started running. VanHorn said
he managed to catch the for
mer wrestler several times,
but during the struggle Bar
rett was able to get away be
cause of several layers of
clothing he was wearing.
The officer managed to
hold Barrett and get him to
the door of 714 West 14th si.
where he asked residents to
call for assistance. Barrett
broke loose again but was
caught several yards away and
was held until other officers
arrived.
Police said Barrett escaped
from the Washington state pri
son Nov. 14 last year after
three unsuccessful attempts.
Hatfield Approves
Television Dates
Eugene OP) Secretary
of State Mark Hatfield said
here today he has approved
five possible dates offered by
Eugene television station
KVAL on which to debate
State Treasurer Sig UnandeF
in their campaign for the Re
publican gubernatorial nomin
ation.
Hatfield early this week in
vited Unander to accompany
him on a series of debates
around the state, but Unander
suggested television appear
ances.
'While I stand ready to
meet my opponent before the
television cameras, I shall in
sist upon at least a few joint
appearances before groups in
which questions can be asked
freely and openly," Hatfield
said.
Hatfield said it was impos
sible to "achieve the full
value of the debates of olden
days" through television.
The directory is divided
into three sections. The first
one contains 62 pages of al
phabetical listings for Med
ford, Central Point, Gold Hill,
Jacksonville, Phoenix-Talent,
White City and other , com
munities. The second section
is composed of 168 pages of
yellow-page classified listings.
The last section is 15 pages
of alphabetical listings for
Ashland.
.Almost 10 tons of paper
were used to reproduce the
6,440,000 pages for the 28,000
directories printed this year.
Directories not used for the
initial delivery are kept at
the telephone company busi
ness office for new customers
and replacement of worn out
copies. ' .. .
He lost one arm below the el
bow in one escape attempt
they said.
Barrett was serving time
on charges of safe robbery
when he escaped, police said,.
They said he was lodged in"
the Jackson county jail pend
ing arrival of Washington
authorities. .
Medford Man Gets -Record
Settlement
Grants Pass (IP) A jury in
the circuit court of Judge H.
K. Hanna Thursday returned
the largest personal injury
damage judgment in the his
tory of Josephine county.
A total of $157,736 wa
awarded to Harry "Glidden of
Medford who filed suit
through his ,wife and ..legal
guardian Ma'rian Giidden.
The award- was , made
against ' William , C. Hurst, a
former Grants Pass tavern
operator whose present ad
dress is not known. The jury
was told that the accident oc
curred July 12, 1954, when
Giidden was struck by the
Hurst car at the intersection
of Pacific Highway and Fruit
dale drive three miles south-,
east of downtown Grant
Pass.
Klamath Falls Gets
7J4 Inches, of Snow
Klamath Falls OP) Klam
ath Falls reported 7V inches
of new snow, on the ground
today from a storm which
began about midnight. The
same amount was reported at
Bonanza.
Crater lake reported 8H
inches of new snow last night
making the total 166 inches,
compared with 54 inches at
the same time last year. .
Rangers were able to keep
Highway 62 open through the
park with chains advised.
Chains are required from
Annie Springs to park head
quarters. The road from head
quarters to the rim has been
closed for two days and prob
ably will not open for the
week end.'
New Switchboard Is
Installed in Hospital
The installation of a new
switchboard at Sacred Heart
hospital has been completed.
hospital officials reported to
day.
With the new telephone, in
stallation the hospital's tele
phone number has been
changed. During the daytime
the number will be SsPring
3-6611, it was reported. From
10 p.m. until 7 a.m. the hos
pital .may be reached by dial
ing SPring 2-5513.
House Committee OKs
Funds for Interior
Washington nP The House
Appropriations Committee to
day approved almost mtact a
slice of President Eisenhow
er's budget, reflecting a slack
off in the congressional econ
omy drive.
The committee sent to the
floor for action next week a
5413,145,000 bill, carrying
99.7 per cent of the funds re
quested by Eisenhower to
operate the Interior Depart
ment and related agencies in
the fiscal year starting July
1. The over-all reduction
amounted to only $1,339,000. ,
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