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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1958
No. 13
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MoreScholarships
Awarded Students
By Elk Lumber Co.
Three High School,
Students Get Awards
Three additional scholar
ships have been awarded by
Elk Lumber company, Riley
Cook, chairman of the schol
arship committee, has an
nounced. Scholarships were awarded
Miss Marjorie Edens, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wil
liam Edens, Jacksonville;
Thomas Jay Morris, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Judson
Morris, 240 Sunrise ave.,
Medford; and Lynn Hales, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Taylor, 1548 South Ivy st.,
Medford.
Miss Edens received a $300
"freshman scholarship to Lew
- is and Clark college, Portland.
A member of the Jacksonville
Presbyterian church, she has
, served as church pianist, and
accompanist to the church
choir. Activities at Jackson
ville high school include ac
companist to the chorus and
girls' sextet, clarinetist in
band, a member of the Torch
Honor Society, International
Relations club. Arrow staff,
Pep club, Junior Red Cross
and Girls' Athletic . associa
tion. Places First in Contest
t She placed " first in the
"Voice of Democracy" speech
contest at Jacksonville, and
.-participated in class plays.
She plans to take a secretar
ial course at Lewis and Clark,
and to participate in -music
; activities. - ,
Morris, a member of St
Mark's Episcopal church of
Medford, was awarded a $300
freshman scholarship to Wil
lamette university, Salem. He
is a senior member of the
'Acolyte Guild, and has served
as lay reader at the Feast of
Lights service and at church
school services.' "
His activities at Medford
high school include football,
wrestling, student body treas
urer, junior representative to
the student council, and prom
committeeman. He plans to
major in mathematics at Wil
lamette. Hales,- also a senior at Med
ford high, received a scholar
ship to Willamette university.
A. member of the Ashland
has served as Outreach chair
man and president of the
Methodist Youth Fellowship.
He also has served as presi
dent of the Rogue subdistrict
of MYF, president of the sen
ior institute pmd a member
of the Oregon council of
MYF.
High school activities in
clude participation in debates,
second vice president of the
studerit body at Ashland high,
president of Bi-Phy-Chem
club, vice president of Inter
national Relations league,
member of the Honor society,
and tennis team. He has been
active in the Ashland YMCA
and Boy Scouts. Hales plans
to enter Willamette as a pre
law student.
Cook said there are schol
arships available to both Lew
is and Clark and Willamette
university. Students interest
ed are asked to contact Cook
at post office box 606, Med
ford. Adelaide, Australia HP!
Eight men were burned to
death today while fighting a
fire in a government pine for
est 300 miles southeast of
here.
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TALLY EGGS The annual Kiwanis club
Easter egg hunt took much planning and
preparation but was over in a matter of
minutes when about 3,000 youngsters
swarmed Hawthorne park at the sound of
the opening gun at 9 a.m. Saturday. About
30 Kiwanians were out of bed at 6 a.m. to
hide the 10,000 candy eggs and to rope off
the sections for the three different age
groups. Children who showed up a few
Mighty Atlas Zooms
In Successful Test
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (IPi
The Air Force successfully
fired the nation's biggest mis
sile the mighty Atlas
hundreds of miles over the
Atlantic Saturday in a spec
tacular seventh test flight.
- The gleaming black and
silver missile soared some 600
Southern Pacific
Lowers
Charges
On State Lumber
Portland The Southern
Pacific railroad has approved
a reduction in existing freight
rates on lumber products
points in Oregon served by
Southern Pacific to California
and " Arizona, according to
E. C. Ordway, freight office
manager, Portland.
Rates on existing minimum
loads will be cut, in addition
to new minimums of 60,000
and 70,000 pounds, each with
lower rates, have been ap
proved for lumber, plywood,
box and crate material, lath
and shingles. Some of the new
rates will result in reduction
approximating 30 per cent of
exisiting rates, he said.
Southern Pacific is prepar
ing to publish new tariffs and
it is anticipated they may be
come effective late in May,
Ordway said.
As an example of the re
ductions, Ordway said the
present rate from Medford to
Los Angeles, based on regular
minimum of 40 thousand
pounds for closd cars, is 80
cents per hundredweight. It
will be cut to 67 cents. New
special rates on 60,000 pounds
will be 55 cents, and 70,000
pounds, 50 cents.
' Klamath Fall, Ore. (IP!
Prisoners in the Klamath
counnty jail Saturday submit
ted a list of "two special re
quests to sheriff Murray Brit
ton. The sheriff said he would
grand the request for a com
plete Easter dinner Sunday
with ham and all the trim
mings. But he denied a re
quest that jailers stage an
Easter egg hunt for inmates.
Five-Month-Old
Goes by Every Day'
miles to an "impact area' in
the ocean southeast of here,
sweeping through the sky 70
or 80 miles above the ground
at the peak of its trajectory,
it was reported.
The Air Force announced
shortly after the launching at
noon, EST, that the "limited
range test of several hundred
miles appeared normal
throughout the entire flight."
This indicated the trouble
with the control system which
caused the last two Atlases
launched to blow up before
completion of their flights
had been solved. Convair
builds the 5,500-mile range
missiles. .
Watching from the central
control building .not far -fFomfoTctTon-as-areas - served by
the launching pad as the 100
ton sky giant thundered up
into a layer of clouds was
Gen. Thomas D. White, Air
Force Chief of Staff. He saw
a good show.
The 10-hour ' countdown
leading, up to firing reached
zero evidently without a
hitch. But the Atlas did not
budge from its launching
stand at' first. It took about
17 seconds for enough pres
sure to build up inside the
70-foot missile.. Then the fuel
and liquid oxygen oxidizer
streamed into the combustion
chamber at the bottom of the
missile.
Refer To Be Grand
Marshal in Parade
Ray Reter, president of the
International Apple associa
tion and owner of Reter Fruit
company, Medford, has been
selected as grand marshal for
the fifth annual Pear Blos
som parade Saturday, April
12.
Reter also will present
awards to winners of parade
competition . at ceremonies
which will be attended by
county officials, civic leaders
and Oregon state dignitaries,
Festival spokesmen said.
This is the first year that
powered commercial floats
will be allowed in the parade.
Previously, youngsters who
entered floats had to pull
them. -(See
Story Page 10)
'Take
minutes' late for the event didn'i find any
eggs left but were given some that were
saved out for the purpose. The four little
girls in the picture above did pretty well
for themselvts and before they went home
they stopped to count up the eggs they
found. They are, left to right, Micky Hiser,
7, Adel Chisum, 7, Judy Chisum, 6, and
Sharon Hiser, 8.
Water Supply Up,
Over Average For
Most Local Areas
The water supply forecast
for the Rogue and Umpqua
water sheds is above average
for most areas and at least
normal for others, according
to W. T. (Jack) Frost, Portland
based snow survey supervisor
from the soil conservation
service.
Frost gave' the annual fore
cast at a meeting in'the Jack
son county courthouse audi
torium Friday night. Several
irrigation district managers,
engineers and others were
present.
Frost added there would be
several exceftions to this- ore?
streams fed by lower elevated
mountains do not have the
amount of snow this year as
last year. He said most hills
below the 4,300 foot level do
not have the snow they nor
mally would at this tim&
He noted that although the
lower hills do not contain the
amount of snow as in a nor
mal season, the higher eleva
tions have a larger amount
than normal. Frost said that
the average snow cover in the
Rogue and Umpqua water
sheds is about 119 per cent
of average or 146 per cent of
last year.
He noted the above average
rainfall in the areas had not
resulted in an above average
runoff and said the water
must still be in- the higher
elevations. .Stream levels have
been about average with the
exception of February, he ex
plained. Applegate Predicted High
He told the group the Ap
plegate would be the highest
above normal this year with
a prediction of 42 per cent
above normal for the six
month period which started
on April 1. He added that
most other streams which are
used for irrigation are con
sidered excellent to average
for the same period.
Sports Bulletin
Boston (IP) The Bos
ton Celtics downed the St.
Louis Hawks, 109 to 98 here
Saturday night to even the
best of seven playofi at
two games all.
Son of
Plenty Off the Top'
Assessor Explains
County Tax Base
And New Proposal
Misunderstanding
Noted By Officials
A tax base is the maximum
any taxing district may levy
in its budget year without a
vote of the taxpayers, the
Jackson county assessor's of
fice pointed out Saturday.
The assessor's office said
there apparently seems to be
considerable misunderstand
ing of the meaning of a tax
base. v
The Jackson county court
recently placed on the May 16
primary ballot a proposal to
establish a new, permanent
tax base for the county. The
proposed new base is $652,
386.68. The amount was de
termined by taking the pres
ent tax base and increasing it
by 6 per cent as allowed un
der the state constitution.
' County Judge Rodney Keat
ing said it is the same total
which automatically would
have been estbalished for the
new fiscal year under the law.
Subject lo Laws
The assessor's office noted
that "budgets" regardless of
tax base, are still subject to
the provisions of the budget
laws, requiring advertising
and public hearings." .
Prior to a constitutional
amendment which became ef
fective December, 1952, a tax
base was accumulative from
year to year with 6 per cent
increase allowable. The high
est levy in the last three levies
became, the district's tax base,
and if no levy was made in
any three-year period, the dis
trict, lost its tax base and any
budget requiring a levy
would have to be voted upon,
the office noted.
"This restriction in . some
cases," the office pointed out,
'caused taxing districts to
make a levy to hold its base,
building surpluses, or advanc
ing some needed improvement
or services, were the results of
this law." ...
With the enactment of the
constitutional a m e n,d m e n t
"all districts formed after the
date of enactment, or exist
ing districts wanting to es
tablish a maximum tax base,
could at any primary or gen
eral election, or other election
allowed under law, vote upon
a tax base for the district.
This tax base, if approved by
the voters, could be held in
definitely without levy, or ad
justed by a vote of the people
when needed.
Gold Hill Woman
In Improved State
Mrs. Rosemary Slaten,
33, Gold Hill was reported
in an "improved" condition
Saturday night but still un
conscious, according to Sac
red Heart hospital authori
ties. Mrs. Slaten has been con
fined to the hospital since
early Wednesday morning
when sheriff's deputies
found her unconscious in
her Gold Hill home. They
were attempting to serve a
warrant charging her with
the embezzlement of $12,
000 from the Rogue Valley
Physicians' service.
Jackson county sheriffs
said contents of a coffee cup
found near Mrs. Slaten have
been forwarded to the state
crime lab with samples of
the contents of her stomach.
Melvin
LA O j
GOV. ROBERT HOLMES
To Address Democrats Here
Holmes To Speak
At Demo Dinner
Here On May 3
Gov. Robert D. Holmes has
accepted the invitation of the
local Democratic committee
to be this year's guest speaker
at the Eighth Annual Roose
velt Memorial dinner to be
held Saturday evening, May
3, at McLoughlin junior high,
according to Democratic
County Chairman James A.
Redden.
Selection of the Oregon
governor as this year's speak
er is in line with the Memori
al dinner committee's decision
to cooperate with the Oregon
Centennial program in herald
ing the state's approaching
100th anniversary. Redden
said. This theme will be car
ried out in both program and
decorations at the dinner, he
said.
Governor Holmes will be
accompanied here by Ore
gon's first Jady and top. rank
ing state and national-figures
as rwell as' Democratic party
officials and candidates from
upstate.
Former State Chairman
Robert A. Boyer is ' general
chairman of this year's event,
with StantZapell serving as
ticket chairman. Arrange
ments chairman will be Mrs.
Moore Hamilton,; assisted by
Mrs. Robert B. Duncan. Mrs.
W. D. Werner, as in years
past, will head the large foods
committee. . N
Decorations are being
planned by Mrs. Lewis Ul
rich, assisted by Mrs. Harlan
P. Bosworth Jr., Mrs. L. G.
Miles, Mrs. Marvin Madden
and Mrs. Neva Clark. Robert
B. Duncan and Clyde Ficht
ner will head the reception
committee and William V.
Deatherage will act as chair
man of the social committee.
Hank Wilson, assisted by Art
Lusk will be in charge of
foods transportation.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partial clearing and
showers Sunday, decreasing
clouds Sunday night and
early Monday morning, partly
cloudy Monday, low tonight
32, high today 55, high Mon
day 58- -..r.
TEMP.
Highest Yesterday 58
Lowest thist Morning 32
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
5:46 a.m.
! 6:42 p.m.
Sunset .
Mnonrise 10:13 p.m.
JUPITER, the largest planet,
rises 7:54 p.m.
and will he In the southeast at
moonrise. It will be brightest
"star" in the sky until 4:16 a.m.
when a brighter planet rises,
which will be Venus.
Amaros, Gets-His First
to; l f .-, h -lu LiWIH
'This is moider . . '
Fresh Flooding Threatens
Hew. Fresno Farm Areas
San Francisco (IPI It's
raining again in northern
California Saturday night.
- Just as the. weartherman
wearily predicted Friday the
skies opened up at nightfall
with a steady downpour
which promises to add to the
woes of thousands already
weary from struggling against
the ravages of the deluge
earlier this week.
The latest storm was mov
ing in on the water-logged
state like a lamb compared
to the lion-like squalls which
sent normally tranquil coast
al streams rampaging over
their banks Wednesday. In
many places it was a steady
drizzle. In others it was show
ers. But the man who has
been maddenly correct in his
"You Think This Nuclear Stuff Really
Produces Changes In People?"
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Star's Daughter Stabs
Mothe r's Boy Friend
Hollvwood (IP) , Pale.
tearful Cheryl Crane, 14-year-old
daughter of film star Lana
Turner, was placed in the
custody of juvenile authori
ties Saturday to await a de
cision on whether she must
face a murder charge, for the
butcher knife slaying of her
mother's gandland boy friend.
Dapper Johnny Stompan
ato, 32, friend and escort of
glamorous stars, was' stabbed
to death at the actress' Bev
erly Hills home Friday night.
The tall, dark-haired girl
said she stabbed Stompanato
to "save mother."
Cheryl, daughter of Miss
Turner and the star's former
husband, Stephen Crane, was
in a state of near shock at
noon Saturday when transfer
red from the Beverly Hills
police station to juvenile hall
in downtown Los Angeles.
'Protecting' Mother
The girl said she was "pro
tecting" her mother when she
stabbed Stompanato, an as
sociate of ex-mobster Mickey
.Cohen.
Miss Turner spent most of
the morning at the Beverly
predictions to dale said in
the latest forecast from the
U.S. Weather Bureau gale
force winds and heavy show
ers were yet to come.
.Fresno, Calif. (IP) New
farm land flooding was threat
ened Saturday night as the
San Joaquin river broiled
with a deluge of tributary
runoff waters toward the sea
in advance of another storm
headed for the slate.
Scores of evacuations al
ready have been made with
authorities grumbling that "it
was easier to get the cows out
than the people" from inun
dated areas. Damage was ex
pected to be extensive in
many areas. . f
The U.S. Weather Bureau
here predicted rain would
Hills police station, but re
luctantly yielded to the pleas
of friends that she not ac
company the girl to the juv
enile hall. The star's attorn
eys and advisors insisted
there was nothing she nor
Crane could accomplish there.
The district attorney's .of
fice did not indicate what its
next step would be. No charge
has - been filed and an at
torney for Crane said an ef
fort would be made to have
the pre-detention hearing
Monday instead of Tuesday
the usual day for such pro
ceedings. .
Earlier Saturday the girl
had told police .she stabbed
Stompanato, her mother's al
most constant companion, in
recent months, because he had
threatened to disfigure ' the
film star.
. Crane, a filmland restaura
teur and first of the 38-year-old
beauty's four husbands,
immediately rushed; to the aid
of his daughter and Holly
wood's noted criminal attorn
ey, Jerry Giesler, stepped into
the case to represent the teen,
aged girl. V '
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'Watch That Ear, Mac' ,
commence in north portions
of central California this eve
ning, spreading southward
during the night. Rain was
anticipated up to 5,000 feet
in the Sierra with the snow
line dropping to about 3,500
under cold weather at mid
night. Meanwhile, the reclama
tion bureau boosted releases
from Friant dam into the San
Joaquin from 6,000 to 7,000 .
second feet. There was slight
ly more than 15,000 acre feet
of storage space remaining in
the dam's reservoir and the
bureau attempted to conserve
room for later runoffs.
The increased releases, pos
ing a threat along the swol
len river from waslern Fresno
county to San Joaquin coun
ty, resulted in an immediate
new sandbagging operation
on levees near Firebaugh and
Dos Palos.
Other tributary streams
which feed into the river
dropped slightly, however.
These included the Fresno,
Chowchilla, Merced, Tuo
lumne and Stanislaus rivers.
Storage space was available
behind dams on the latter
three but the Fresno and
Chowchilla are uncontrolled.
The most serious flooding
which occurred Saturday was
in ' southwestern Stanislaus
county where Hogin levee on
the east 'side of the river
broke at the same spot where
in crumbled in the 1938 flood.
The river spread over , a 15
square mile dairy farm sec
tion with the water slightly
below window sill level at the
deepest points.
The gap in the levee spread
to about 80 feet in the after
noon and there was no hope
of closing it because the river
rose again. The stricken area
was expected ' to increase
slowly to about 20 square
miles which "contain some 200
farms.
Upstream from the levee,
the river undercut the Hills
ferry bridge at the Merced
Stanislaus county line, inun
dating about 150 acres of
farm land. Downstream past
the Stanislaus junction, the
San Joaquin broke its banks
near San Joaquin City and
sent water surging towara
Ripon.
President Eisennower de
clared the region a disaster
area Friday as the week-long
toll stood at 12 dead ana
property damage in excess ol
12 million dollars.
Medford Dentist
On State Board .
Dr. John P. Dickson. Med
ford dentist, has been named
to the state board of dental
examiners by Gov. Robert D.
Holmes, it was reported
Saturday by James A. Red
den, Jackson county Demo
cratic party chairman.
Dr. Dickson, whose home
is on the Old Stage rd., and
whose office is at 117 East
Main st., succeeds Dr. Arch
Milligan, Portland, whose
term on the board expired
April 1. The term is for tnree
years.
Redden said Dr. Dickson s
name was submitted to the
eovernor. along' with 11
others, by the state dental
society, and that the governor
picked the Medford man.
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