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WIT TEST HfflLT - IU1 53rd MEDFORD 16 Pages Gold Hill Woman Indicted Tuesday By Grand Jury Mrs. Slaten Found Collapsed in Home A 33-year-old Gold Hill woman, under indictment for embezzlement, collapsed from what may have been a suicide attempt before her arrest last night, according to police and hospital authorities. Mrs. Rosemary Slaten, who was indicted yesterday after noon by the Jackson county grand jury on a charge of embezzling $12,000 from the Rogue Valley Physicians ser vice, was being treated at Sacred Heart hospital today. Sheriffs deputies found Mrs. Slaten collapsed on the floor of the living room when they were admitted to the Gold Hill home by a daughter about 1 o'clock this morning. Deputies attempted to serve a warrant for her arrest sev eral times yesterday evening. they said. Coffee Nearby Deputies said a cup of cof fee and a burning cigarette were nearby when they found Mrs. Slaten. Authorities said this morning samples of the coffee and contents of Mrs. Slaten's stomach have been sent to the state crime labora tory for analysis. . Deputies said they were told Mrs. Slaten's employ ment with the Rogue Valley Physician's service termin ated March 4. An audit of the books revealed a shortage, they said. She had worked for the firm about three years. Mrs. Slaten's husband was working in a sawmill at the time of last night's incident. She was home with her two daughters. Medford Man Said Beaten by Youths Thomas Earnest Smoot, 54, of 628 North Riverside ave., Medford, was treated at Rogue Valley hospital Tuesday eve ning for facial lacerations and released after he was report edly beaten by four juvenile boys. Smoot told Medford city po lice that he was approached by the juveniles and asked to buy them beer. When he re fused they beat him about the face, it was reported. Police reported that the in cident took place on Front st., between Main and Eighth sts. 'Continuous Calendar' Has Big Advantage Buffalo, N. Y. IW Emory S. Russell has invented a "contiuous calendar" that he claims has one big advan tage over most other perpet ual calendars. His invention, approved re cently by the U.S. Bureau of Patents, has built-in adjust ments for leap years and the years following its natural succession. Russell, who lives in subur ban Kenmore, said his device has two disks which overlap. When turned to the proper spot, it allows one to find the day of week any event fell on since 1900. Ike Sounds Warning on Anti-Recession Measures Washington HP Presi dent Eisenhower flashed a go-slow signal to Congress to day on rushing through a mass of antirecession bills. The President, at his weekly news conference, lumped such bills in the same stop and look category as proposals to cut taxes. Such proposals, he said, must be given careful con sideration to make sure that, in addition to their immediate ray Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1958 LEGUEHT C "What Would It Cost to Add a Storm Cellar?" Four Rural Board Seats to Be Filled Four vacancies on the county rural school board are to be filled by election this year, according to County School Superintendent Alf B. Mekvold. . Nominating petitions must be filed Friday, April 4, he Glenn Stackhouse U.P. Writer, Dies San Leandro, Calif. W Glenn W. Stackhouse, 41, Un ited Press night manager in San Francisco and former war correspondent, died un expectedly of a heart attack at his home here today. Stackhouse had complained Tuesday of stomach pains. A doctor was called at 3 a.m. today by his wife, Nadine, but there was no indication then of heart trouble. His blood pressure and pulse were normal then and the physician left after giving him medicine. Stackhouse slept for about three quarters of an hour but his condition worsened and the physician was recalled. The San Leandro fire depart ment resuscitator was sum moned but could not revive him. Stackhouse worked his us ual shift Tuesday, appearing for work shortly before noon. He appeared to be in fine health. He mentioned the first sign of distress late in the afternoon saying he had a slight pain in his chest. He continued to the end of his shift, however, and made no further mention of feeling ill. Glenn Stackhouse, United Press correspondent who died in San Leandro, Calif., today, recently visited in Medford. While here he wrote a story about Mercy Flights which received nationwide circula tion and was a speaker at a Rotary club meeting. He also was working on a story a"bout the Tucker Sno-Cat at the time of his death. effect, they will be beneficial in the future. The President stated em phatically that the nation cannot be put back on the road to economic recovery merely by increasing federal spending; that he would pre fer to see more private spend ing, instead. We must be very careful, he added, that in stimulating the economy with federal funds we are not building up trouble in the future. raj (a El mum reminded possible candidates today. Nominating petitions must be signed by 25 legal voters living in the zone in which the - candidate - resides,- and from which he is to be elect ed. Members will be elected at the annual meeting May 5. The board consists of seven members, five from zones, and two at large. Five Zones The five zones include the northwest zone, (school dis trict 6C, and Rogue River and Evans Valley); central zone, (Medford school district; the northeast zone, (Eagle Point, Lone Pine, Elk-Trail, Pros pect, Shady Cove, Butte Falls and Howard; southwest zone, (Jacksonville, Griffin Creek, Ruch, Phoenix, and Apple gate; southeast zone, (Ashland, Talent and Pinehurst. The term of William A. Starzinger in zone 1 (north west continues until 1960. In zone 2 (central a zone repre sentative must be elected. Zone 3 (northeast is an en larged zone and terms of two incumbents from previous zones consolidated into one are completed this year. One representative will be elected from zone 3. - The term of Glenn W. Smith, chairman, as repre sentative from zone 4 (south west continues until 1959. In zone 5 (southeast) the term of Clarence Holdridge, Talent, expires, and one representa tive will be elected. The term of Elwood Hed berg, Medford, as member at large expires this year, and the seat will be filled. The other member at large is Ben Lombard, Ashland. Registration Unit Sets Area Stops The mobile registration booth sponsored by the Jack son County Young Republican club will be at several loca tions between 6 and 8 o'clock this evening, and at other lo cations Friday and Saturday, John Foster, club official, re minded residents today. The mobile unit is spon sored by the club as a public service. This evening the unit will be at Jefferson school, the in tersection of Sandy terrace and Country Club dr., at Hed rick Junior High school, and in the Hollywood subdivision. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, the unit will be sta tioned at the Safeway store on North Bartlett st., and at the Piggly Wiggly store on Stew art ave. During the same hours Saturday, the unit will be at Main st. and Central ave. and at Sixth st. and Central ave. el Tribune CAA Suggests 'Express' Status For Airport Here On List of Those Eligible for Funds The Civil Aeronautics ad ministration, W a s h i n gton, D.C., today recommended "ex press" status for the Medford airport and suggested. Federal aid for five new secondary airports in Oregon. Recommendations of the CAA put the airports on the list of those eligible to receive federal matching funds for construction or improvements. In the recommendation for Medford, the CAA called for runway extensions to a 4,200 5,000 foot category. Accord ing to Medford City Manager Robert Duff, the length of the primary runway at the Med ford airport is now 5,418 feet with the secondary runway 4,662 feet. Express Status Duff reported that for "ex press" status airports the pri mary runway must be 5,000 feet at sea level. He reported that it is thought at this time that the runway will not have to be changed to meet the new status requirements. The Medford airport now has a "trunk line" status, he reported. - -The city manager explained that the advantage to change in status of the local airport could result in Medford hav ing a possible higher priority on federal aid projects. Secondary Airports The five new secondary air ports in Oregon recommend ed by the CAA would be lo cated at Grants Pass, Ne halem, Oakridge, Prineville, and Seaside. They also recom mended a "continental" classi fication for Troutdale airport east of Portland. Other recommendations in cluded commercial airports at La Grande and Ontario. Listed as adequate for traffic needs during the next five years were airports at Port land, Astoria, Baker, Cor-vailis-Albany, Eugene, Klam ath Falls, North Bend-Coos Bay, Pendleton, Redmond Bend, Roseburg and Salem. They would still be eligible for aid in non-runway im provements. Storm Expected To Move Over Oregon By UNITED PRESS A. storm associated ' with disturbances which brought heavy rain and floods to north ern California was expected to move inland over Oregon today. Weather forecasters said ships off the coast were re porting waves up to 33 feet high. Gusts of wind up to 50 miles an hour were expected along the Oregon coast. Winds and rain were fore cast for inland areas, also, with snow at higher eleva tions, and in some parts of eastern Oregon. The storm was expected to taper off to night. The five-day outlook called for frequent rainy periods with up to three inches of rain along the coast through next Monday. Dairy Support Slash Produces Savings Washington (IP) Agri culture Secretary Ezra T. Benson's slash in dairy sup port Tuesday produced im mediate savings for consum ers in many areas, a United Press spot check showed to day. Benson's order trimmed butter-fat support prices for the marketing year beginning Tuesday to 56.6 cents a pound, a two-cent reduction. Federal suDDorts for "manufacturing" milk, used in making butter, cheese and other dairy pro ducts, were cut from $3.25 per hundredweight to S3 .06. at 1 Price 10 Cents No. 10 Medford Student Gets Scholarship To Study Abroad R. Craig Philips Fulbright Winner R. Craig Philips, son of Dr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Philips, Medford, has been awarded a . Fulbright scholarship for studies in philosophy and psy chology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Telegrams to the Mail Tribune from Congressman Charles O. Porter and Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, an nounced the award. The scholarship will cover all expenses including travel, Philips is expected to enroll in the Scotland university for the school year 1958-59, starting in September. Philips is now a senior at the University of Oregon where he will graduate in philosophy and ethics. In Medford High school, young Philips was in the up per 10 per cent of his class, according to Mrs. Elsie But ler, scholarship advisor. He took advantage of the "en riched courses" with stiffer requirements for those who have the ability and interest above the average, she said. Other Activities Extra-curricular activities included International Rela tions League, Quill and Scroll writing honorary, the school paper and annual, camera club, Spanish club, history club, varsity track, and the high school band.. . Philips is an Eagle Scout."" During school vacations Philips has worked at car pentry for which he carries a union card. This last sum mer he helped construct the Red Cross building, Mrs. Butler said. She said he had taken no manual training in high school, but had learned the trade himself through an apprenticeship program. Philips' father is a veter inarian. He has two other brothers in college, Doug, who will graduate from Washington State college in the school of veterinary med icine this June, and Scott, a freshman at the University of Oregon. Snowslide Buries Espee Locomotive Colfax, Calif. (IP) The lead locomotive of a Southern Pacific mail train was buried by a snowslide near the Sierra summit early today, re sulting in the SP's crack City of San Francisco passenger train being halted in a moun tain snowstorm. The 97 passengers aboard the westbound City of San Francisco were reported pack ed into a trackside shed at Norden near the California Nevada line. It was snowing in the mountains, with heavy amounts forecast. Nearby Highway 40 was closed by slides and an SP spokesman said the passen gers will probably have to wait out the storm until "we get this cleared up." Historical Society To Do Centennial History Salem UP) The Oreg6n Historical Society has been appointed to write a centen nial history for the 1959 Ore gon Blue Book, Secretary of State Mark Hatfield said to day. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy, windy and showery through Thursday. Low tonight 35. High Thursday 50. Temp. Hichest Festerday 5S Lowest this Mornine 46 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today .21 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 5:53 a.m. Sunset 8:38 p.m. Moonrise 5:19 p.m. Moonset Thursday - 5:35 a.m. Fulr Moon April 3 Mercury, low in the west after sunset, now grows dimmer and moves nearer - the Sun. Its next appearance will be in the morning sky in May. Traffic Snarls, Snowfall Make Road Impassable 26 Inches of Snow on Ground at Mt. Shasta Highway 99 was closed to traffic at 9:05 a.m. today be tween Weed and Castella in California, t he California Highway Patrol advised the Medford office of Oregon State Police. Several traffic snarls, to- gether with heavy snows.'have made the road impassable, po lice said. California officers advised that the highway will remain closed until the traf fic snarls are cleared and the snow pack breaks up suffic ently to make the road pass able. . . Chains were necessary for travel over Highway 66 at 11 a.m. today, state police said. They were needed to negotiate the summits on Green Springs, Parker and Hayden mountains. It was still snow ing lightly on Hayden sum mit this morning with three inches of snow reported on the passes. Slush on Siskiyous The Siskiyou summit was being negotiated without chains at 11 a.m., although there was slush on the road, police said. The Medford weather bu reau reported that at 10 a.m. today, there were 26 inches of snow on the ground at Mt. Shasta, Calif., and it was still snowing lightly. Water con tent of the snow at Mt. Shasta between 4 and 10 a.m. today measured one inch, weather bureau officials said. United Press reported from Klamath Falls that wire com munications were disrupted and trains were running late as snows clogged the Cascade range through northern Cali fornia and into southern Ore gon. 30-Foot Snow DrHts The dispatch said Southern Pacific train crews reported snow drifts as high as 30 feet on the line near Mt. Shasta and Dunsmuir but rotary plows were keeping the tracks open. As many as 50 tele phone circuits to the south from Klamath Falls were out last night but had been re stored by mid-morning. Chains were required on Highways 139 and 395, the road from Klamath Falls to Reno, where a big snow storm was in progress.- Snow fell so heavily on Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls that some motorists were turning back, reporting visibility nil, United Press re ported. 'Accounts' May Be Made in Blood Bank "Accounts" in the Red Cross blood bank may be es tablished in Jackson county starting with the next visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile April 8 at the chapter house, Manville Heisel, chairman of the local chapter, has an nounced. Mrs. J. W. Burba, chairman of the bloodmobile committee, said the new policy will per mit organizations or groups to donate blood to its credit. Withdrawals may be made by any member of the commu nity as well as any member of the firm establishing an account. The plan has been tried suc cessfully in Klamath Falls, Mrs. Burba said. Heisel said the first firm to volunteer for donations under the new plan is the local of fice of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. Other firms have been invited to participate in the plan. Hours for the Bloodmobile visit will be between 1 and 6 p.m. High Court Affirms Jackson County Decree Salem (IfV- The Oregon Su preme Court today affirmed cancellation of a contract for purchase of a second hand yarder used in logging opera tions on an appeal from Jack son county. M. H. Fields claimed mis representation regarding con dition of the yarderby Trac tor Sales and Service Com pany and the high court sup ported the trial court's decree. SOVIET TEST BAN REACTION Lincoln White (seated) chief of the State Department's News division, tells newsmen in Washington, D.C., that the U.S. has discounted Russia's decision to temporarily halt its nuclear tests, without waiting for international agreement. Reading from a statement ap proved by President Eisenhower, White said Russia's action offered the world no assurance against cheating on a test ban. Election To Be Set For School Budget The Jackson county rural school district will call an j election to exceed the 6 perj cent limitation this year, Alf B. Mekvold, county school su perintendent and secretary of the rural board, said today: The total required levy is $1,957,685.12. Added to that total is any part of the $46, 617.95 levy required for the county rural school board and the county superintendent's operating budget, he said. The rural school district in cludes the entire county. The total required levy ($1,957,685.12) represents about half the local tax ne cessary to operate the county's schools. It is determ ined from current budgets and is distributed on an equal ized basis among the individ ual school districts throughout the county, or rural district. Other Half The other half necessary to operate districts in the county comes from individual school district budgets About 84 per cent of the to tal figure, Mekvold said, is within the tax base of the rural school district. If the Building Permits In Medford Show Increase in Value Total value of building per mits issued in Medford last month was more than twice that for March, 1957, and nearly double that for March, 1956, it was reported toda March permit valuation was $406,958, according to the city building inspection of fice. Of this $219,000 was for single family dwellings, the largest figure in this category for any single month since 1950. The total value of all dwelling permits in March is the largest foij any month on record, they said. Building permit values in March, 1957, totaled $173,737 and in March, 1956, the total was $285,448. Sixty -nine permits were issued during the month, 16 for single family dwellings, 1 new duplex, and 17 dwellings remodeled or repaired. Other permits were for remodelling or repair of apartments, ho tels, business establishments, garage construction, and minor buildings: DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York HP) Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 441,21, off 4.26; 20 railroads 102.19, off 1.07; 15 utilities 74.04, off 0.12 and 65 stocks 150. 57. off 1.23. Sales today were about 2,390,000 shares compared with 2,070,000 shares Tuesday. 900 Evacuated as Rains Swell Streams in Northern California San Francisco (IP) Heavy rain fell again today on north ern and central California and 900 Dersons were evacuated from homes along the San Francisco bay shore. The weatherman promised the storm would taper off into showers this evening, easing the strain on seven flood swollen rivers. Snow in Mountains The storm, the latest in a series that has drenched the area for days, also brought heavy snow and gale winds to the mountains. More than 900 residents of Alviso at the foot of San Francisco bay near San Jose evacuated their homes lues- full amount of the required levy is to be placed on an equalized levy throughout the county, an election will be ne cessary in each school dist rict. The total levy will be the amount alloted to each dist rict as a tax offset. The amount alloted to each dist rict will be: Jack sonville, $51,013.36; Griffin Creek, $38,795.45; Ruch, $15,358.04; Phoenix, $99,536.54; Ashland, $313, 781.69; district 6C, Central Point, Gold Hill, and Sams Valley, $260,877.20; Eagle Point, $95,120; Lone Pine, $35,044.52; Talent, $59,873.84; Rogue River, $44,298.50; Applegate, $12,112.20; Elk Trail, $14,054.22; Prospect, $32,526.94; Evans Valley $14,107.02; Shady Cove $19,- 684.52; Butte Falls $18,715.47; Pinehurst, $2,871.92; Howard, $41,027.21; Medford, $706, 456.13; and the non-high board, $82,430.29. Rural School Board Mekvold said the rural school board would call an election at the annual school meeting Monday, May 5. Each school district, first, second and third class, will need to call elections to approve a levy outside the 6 per cent limitation. . First class districts, he noted, have only a small tax base, and have had to call such elections for several years. Second and third class districts now are individually responsible for their own budgets and have no tax base. Each second and third class district must vote their en tire required levy, Mekvold pointed out. Elections may be called at any time following the re quired hearing in each dist rict but must be called in time to permit the approved levy to be certified to the county assessor's office by July 15. Mekvold said the Jackson county non-high district bud get covering tuition and some transportation aid for non high students was included in the equalized levy of the rural district. However, under i the revised school laws, the non-high district must certi fy the necessary levy of $212,650 as adopted by the non-high budget committee. The amount of $82,430.39 will be part of the total county equalized levy of the rural board. The non-high district has no tax base so the total required levy is in ex cess of the 6 per cent limita tion. The non-high board is ex pected to call an election at its annual meeting Monday, May 5, in the nine elementary school districts. The non-high districts consists of Griffin Creek," Ruch, Lone Pine, Applegate, Elk-Trail, Evans Valley, Shady Cove, Pine hurst and Howard schools. day when the swollen Guada lupe creek met a six-foot bay tide. Within a matter of hours, flood waters were spreading over the streets of the little community. Officials declared a state of emergency. Seven Rivers High By nightfall, the Red Cross had quartered 110 persons in San Jose auto courts and 150 others were moved to an ele mentary school on high ground in Alviso. ' Other residents found shel ter with friends and relatives in the San Jose area. Seven central California rivers were near bankful as a result of the severe rain Move Not To Be Taken Seriously, President Says Action Declared Propaganda Device Washington Of) Presi dent Eisenhower today de nounced Moscow's unilateral halt in nuclear tests as a gim mick which should not be taken seriously. The President said at his news conference that the United States itself had de cided against a unilateral test ban at this time because ac tion of that kind is merely a propaganda device. Not Harsh Opinion In the context of world problems nuclear testing is just a side issue, the President said, and the Soviet action is just a gimmick that should not be taken seriously. The President said anyone who has studied the problem and the Soviet action knows his view is not a harsh opin ion. Speaking with emotion, the President rejected arguments that the U. S. is being only negative in world affairs. Just because you are firm you are not being negative, he said. He then took a typewrit ten sheet of paper from his pocket and said it listed a series of serious and unilat eral proposals made toward peace by the U.S. in the last 12 years. Wants Summit Meeting The list included the Baruch plan of 1946 on. atomic co operation, and proposals for a realistic disarmament inspec tion tirocedure. for oDen skies air and ground inspection, for peaceful use of outer space. for shifting nuclear weapons stocks to peaceful uses, for freedom of travel, and tor limitation of the veto power in the United Nations. Despite the Soviet propa ganda move on testing, Eisen hower said he has not aban doned hope for a constructive summit meeting with the Soviet Union. He expressed hope that such a meeting could be brought about through a more conciliatory Soviet attitude. Sams Valley Man Nominated to Post Central Point A petition nominating J. W. (Jerry) Fitz gerald of Sams Valley to the board of directors of school district 6C has been filed with the school clerk at Central Point, school officials said to day. Directors will be elected May 5. Previously, the elec tion was held the first Mon day in June. Fitzgerald was born and reared in Sams Valley. He has three children, all in school. A director of Southern Ore gon Sales Packing house, he owns pear orchards in Sams Valley and west of Central Point. I He is seeking the post now held by Lester James of Sams Valley. James' term expires this year, and he has an nounced he will not seek re election. He has served on the board for five years. Other members of the board are C. Norman Gail of Gold Hill, C. W. Anhorn, Central Point, William Askwith, Cen tral Point, and Wilton White. Central Point. . Aircraft Carrier Damaged by Waves New York (IF) A Navy passenger ship today raced to the aid of the,aircraft carrier Corregidor, damaged while bucking mountainous waves in the Atlantic. Continue To storms. They were the San Joaquin, Fresno, Chowchilla, Kaweah, St. Johns, Carmel and Salinas. In the Carmel valley, 50 soldiers from Fort Ord worked for several hours along the Carmel river, swol len by recent rains and spill over water from the Los Padres and San Clemente dams. However, the river began to recede Tuesday after noon. San Francisco has record ed its wettest season since the winter of 1889-90. Rainfall for the period beginning July 1 totaled 30.96 inches. In the 1889-90 season, it totaled 43.50 inches up to April 1.
