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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
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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.
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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.