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(CUTS HI Jl STAY BY EU Ullage ami!! Siiira Gnarg Job Said Offered If Smith Quits Governor's Race Portland (IP) A flurry of charges and denials between two Democratic candidates for the gubernatorial nomina tion today enlivened what has been a lack-luster campaign for the 1958 Oregon primary election Friday. Democrats Wiley Smith and Lew Wallace, both of Port land, tangled over Smith's charges that Wallace had tried to induce him to withdraw from the three-way race with the promise of a job on the State Tax Commission. Wallace promptly denied the charge and declared he would not appoint Smith to any state job. The principals in the af fair later turnea out to be the campaign managers for the two candidates who admitted that they had talked but who denied that they had the au thority to commit their men to a course of action. Spat On of Few Meanwhile, District Attor ney Leo Smith said a repre sentative from Candidate Smith's office had asked him to investigate the possibility of a law violation. But Prose cutor Smith said "I am not going to use my office or the -grand jury to influence the election one way or another." The spat was one of the few in the campaign for governor nominations. On the Republi can side the campaign was polite as an afternoon tea un til darkhorse candidate War ren Gill needled party stal warts Sig Unander and Mark Hatfield with charges they were afraid to take stands on the tax issue, one of the few bonafide issues in the entire campaign. ' Gill has been an out-and-out champion of the sales tax in the state and has traditionally turned its back on that reve n u e device. Hatfield has stumped for a revision of the state's tax structure and for sound administration that would permit a decrease of present tax forms. Unander has insisted on a rejuvenation of the basic lumber industry. Gov. Robert D. Holmes, seeking another term in the statehouse, has campaigned on his record and his admin istration that cares and dares. He points to the reduction in the state income tax voted by special Legislature conven ed at his order. There was keen interest in the nomination for Congress from the first district. Rep. Walter Norblad a House mem ber since 1946, was being challenged by ex-State Sen. Jhil Hitchcock on the Repub litn side while Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton Jtkcjtd Don Metheny for the $trmocratic nomination. XWspite the lethargy of the campaign, Oregon's 36 coun ties have put together a total primary registration of 829,- 270 voters, a record high. The Democratic majority was more solidly entrenched than ever, prompting Republican candidates to emphasize their ability to win in November by attracting independent Democratic votes. Checks Continue on Radioactivity No information has been made available on what the radioactive substance is that a Civil Defense crew discov ered on Trail summit Tues day, May 6, it was reported today. Howard Nutt, a member of the crew, said he and his fel low crew-member, R. C. Oli ver are not revealing the ex act location of the radioactive substance until they have checked it out more thor oughly. During Civil Defense exer cises last Tuesday the men picked up a reading of .13 roentgens per hour on their monitoring instruments. Maj. Gen. H. H. Hicks, county civil defense director, said this is considered "pretty hot" and exposure to such radio active substance for five or six hours would be definitely harmful to a person. Political s (Enliven OaonDpangDn Strong Opposition Voiced to Tax Base Strong opposition to the proposal to establish a new county tax base, much of it based on the article Monday quoting County Assessor Ray Schumacher in support of the proposal, was made known today. Among those who voiced their opposition were Frank Christian, mayor of Talent and a Democratic candidate for county commissioner, Tom Williams, Central Point, chair man of the Taxpayers League, and K. C. Wernmark, Central Point, Democratic candidate for county judge. Karl Janouch, county treas urer, has not publicly stated his position, but has told friends and associates he op posed the tax base proposal. Tax Base Asked The tax base which the county court has asked voters to approve at the Friday elec tion, totals $652,386.98, . the same as the existing tax base. A favorable vote would make the amount permanent, avail able for a. tax levy if needed, even after a period of years when no levy is made for county purposes. If it is rejected, the county will either lose its tax base, or, to retain it, will have to levy "taxes this year, and each third year hereafter. Statements in opposition declare a tax base, is "not a necessity," but is only "a con venience for .budgeting and tax "levying" by the county court. It constitutes a "signed blank check" to the court to levy, collect and spend the amount; of taxes in the tax base without further approval of the people, they state. They also challenge both the legal ity and propriety of levying unneeded taxes each third year. Wernmark, in a prepared statement, said that Schu macher, while an expert on appraisals and assessment, is "not necessarily a final au thority on budgets and tax bases," and that his statements regarding the tax base "should be regarded as that of an in terested layman who secured the data used for his conclu sions outside of his office . . ." Sufficient Funds ' He ' added that funds on hand, and expected income, are sufficient to operate the county without a tax levy this year, and possibly through 1960. He also stated there is no reason to believe that there will be any substantial de crease in the federal forest funds which now provide some 65 per cent of the coun ty's income, and that the 35 per cent from other sources can be expected to increase with growth. Wernmark also expressed confidence the voters would Suit Filed Against Wernmark in Court Howard Lehman, Lehman Equipment Sales, 1017 North Riverside ave., is seeking S450 from K. C. Wernmark, Cen tral Point, as a result of a tractor sale April 5, according to a complaint filed in district court yesterday. Lehman alleges in his com plaint that 'Wernmark had made an agreement authoriz ing Lehman to sell a tractor for him and to receive as com mission 10 per cent of the gross sales price. The sale was completed April 5 and the tractor sold for $4,500 accord ing to Lehman. He charges that Wernmark owes him $450 in commission plus 6 per cent interest from April 5, 1958. Wernmark is seeking the Democratic nomination for county judge in Friday's pri mary election. SP Reports Decline Of 25 Cents a Share Wilmington, Del. (IB Southern Pacific Company re ported today its first quarter net income fell 25 cents a share, mostly because of the nationwide business decline and severe storms in California. approve a tax base if and when it becomes necessary, and cited last week's 2 to 1 vote supporting school budg ets. The members of the county court and Schumacher are the public figures who so far have gone on record support ing the tax base proposal, say ing that it would contribute to stability in county govern ment, and that no levy would be made in years when it is not needed. Illy ivffJh . DAVID L. MACK Wins National Scholarship Crater Student Receives National $500 Scholarship David Lyle Mack, 18, Cra ter High school senior and member of the school chapter of the National Honor Society, has won a college scholarship of $500 in a national scholar ship competition held by the National Association of Secon dary-School Principals, Wash ington, D.C., Arthur L. Straus, principal, has announced. The scholarship was won in a competition of 54,865 select ed high-ranking students, all senior members of the Nation al Honor Society, in more than 6,800 schools throughout the nation. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Mack, route 2, box 489, Gold Hill. He plans to enter Harvard - college, Cambridge, Mass., in Septem ber and plans to major in political science. At Crater High school, he was the Future Farmers of America state champion pub lic speaker, co-valedictorian of his class, won second place in the high hurdles in the league . meet, was district champion extempore speaker and came in third place in the Voice of Democracy contest. He was vice president and president of the Dramatics club, reporter and president of the Future Farmers of America and president of the Boys Pep club.. He ranks first scholastically in a graduating class of 119. MPS Suggests State The National park service has recommended that the Oregon state parks depart ment administer the recre tional aspects of the new Howard Prairie reservoir, ac cording to a letter from H. T. Nelson, regional director of the bureau of reclamation. The letter from Boise, Idaho, is a copy of one ad dressed to Marshall N. Dana, representative of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. It was received by County Judge Rodney Keating yesterday. "Alternate possibilities would be for the bureau of land management or Jackson county to administer the rec reational facilities," according to Nelson's letter. The letter was addressed to Dana since the Portland chamber has ex pressed an interest in possible tourist attractions in the state and has inquired about future possibilities at Howard Prai Shady Cove-Trail Residents to Vote On Fire Tax Base Funds Would Pay . Operation Expenses Friday, residents of the Shady Cove-Trail rural fire protection district will vote on establishing a $4,400 tax base to pay operational ex penses of the district, accord ing to Cecil Kee, secretary of the board of directors for the fire district. Based on an assessed valua tion of $933,170 plus approxi mately $16,349.47 valuation last year on public utility property, millage would be approximately 4.3 mills, it was explained. If the issue is voted down the district will be disbanded and the bulk of the residents would not receive any fire protection, Kee said. This would affect at least 500 fam ilies of that area, he added. Only those residents living on land bordering forest areas could be sure of receiving any fire protection and that would be from the forestry services. Operating Expenses The tax base would only cover operating expenses such as those for instructing volun teers, operating the fire hall, maintaining insurance on vol unteers, and upkeep of equip ment. Maintenance of the fire protection district gives resi dents the advantages of con tracts with other fire districts for mutual assistance, Kee ex plained. Reason for the proposition, Kee explained, is that the at torney general has ruled a fire district is allowed 4 mills for one year and only one year. After that a tax base must be established. The Shady Cove- .. dis trict, established in 195b, has no' fire rating at this time, Kee said. The state board of fire underwriters has recom mended the district purchase a $15,000 fire truck as a step toward obtaining a rating. However, voters of the dis trict voted-down Ji 43,500 tax issue which, covering a five year period, would have fi nanced the equipment pur chase. Tax-payers of the district would not have to buy a truck or fire-hall under the tax base. The district has both a small numDer and a fire-hall paid for by donations. The tax base will merely pay tor operation expenses, Kee em phasized. Mlleions : Gibraltar (HI A 12 ship U.S. Navy amphibious task force sailed hurriedly under secret orders tonight for the Eastern Mediter ranean, apparently to take up ready positions in the Lebanon crisis. Beirut, Lebanon (IK The United States offered "police equipment" to Leb anon tonight to "help this government maintain in ternal security." Washington, (IP) Presi dent Eisenhower said today that anti-American demon strations on three continents seem to have been gener ated by Communist exploi tations of world problems. Washington (IP) Ven ezuela formally assured the United Slates today that it has taken "all the measures necessary" to guarantee the safety of Vice President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon. - Venezuela also extended "most sincere apologies' for what it called "lamentable occurrences" in Tuesday's attacks on the Nixon party. rie reservoir. Approximately $150,000 has been authorized for provision of minimum basic recreational facilities on the Talent divis ion of which Howard Prairie reservoir is a part, Nelson's, letter continued. . "As soon as an agreement has been reached on which agency' will administer the recreational aspects of the reservoir, the bureau of recla mation is ready to sign an agreement and to arrange for the construction of minimum basic recreational facilities by the bureau of reclamation or by the administering agency," according to Nelson. ' County Judge Keating said this morning that he under stands the federal money is available only until the proj ect is completed if the county would accept the program. First step is to construct a road into the project which MEDF0RD 22 Pages Bullets Feared As Party Leaves U. S. Embassy Washington (IP) Govern ment officials voiced sharp concern today over Vice Pres ident Richard M. Nixon's safety when he leaves the U.- S. embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, to return here. These officials; in close touch with the situation in Caracas, expressed anxiety lest the rocks and jeers that marked Nixon's arrival in the . Venezuelan capital turn to bullets when he quits the sanctuary of the embassy. President Eisenhower was reported as angry over Nix on's ordeal as he has been at anything in recent years. 'New Look' Demanded Congress , likewise was aroused, with some members demanding a "new look" at U.S. relations with Latin America. Congressional committee chairmen promised a . thor ough airing of the affair in public hearings when Nixon returns. Sen. Wayne Morse, (D-Ore.) said he will call a meeting of his foreign rela tions subcommittee to ques tion State Department, offic ials on . the South American situation, and to receive Nix on's views. , The sharpness of anger at Nixon's ordeal was under scored Tuesday when Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles, at Eisenhower's direc tion, summoned the Venezuel an counsellor here and de manded that his government take "every possible mea sure" to protect Nixon. Trouble Was Expected No high ranking American official in recent memory has been submitted to the un friendly reaction Nixon has encountered in Latin Ameri ca. The U. S. Secret Service knew before he left the Unit ed States this was a distinct possibility., Nixon was in formed specifically that Car acas would . be the major trouble spot of his tour. v Nixon brushed aside the warnings including a ru mored assassination plot in Venezuela because he was determined to carry out his South American "good will" mission. WEATHER FORECAST: Continued fair through Thursday. Mild tem peratures. Low tonight 42. High Thursday 80. Temp. Highest Yesterday T5 Lowest this Morning .. 39 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 4:51 a.m. Sunset 7:25 p.m. Moonrise Thursday 3:14 a.m. New Moon i May 18 PROMINENT STARS , The Big Dipper, high in north 9:04 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, in the south east 7:36 p.m. Saturn, rises 10:11 p.m. Mars, rises 2:36 a.m. Venus, south of the Moon. Administer Lake Recreation ..... 'a. 4- n 1 A ma 4 m qVa QUI toll will be done some time this year, Keating added. The county court this morn ing met with officials of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and representatives of the bureau of reclamation. A general discussion was held on problems involved if any agency takes over the adminis tration, be it state or county. Those attending the break fast meeting in the Jackson hotel discussed the cost of the facilities, the possible leasing of it to a resort operator and whether such an operator would be required to build fa cilities. ' Keating said this morning he also contacted Chester Arm strong, superintendent of the state parks department regard ing the reservoir. The state still has under advisement the question of what part the state will play in the development of the reservoir recreational MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1958 Five Teachers Are Elected in Medford . Five teachers were elected, the resignation of another ac cepted, and the school calen dar year for 1958-59 adopted by the. Medford school board last night. The board also approved a study by Medford High school officials concerning student automobiles. The study would include parking problems and student driving around the high school. Recommendations for a policy on student cars will be made to the board this summer, and a policy adopted before next school year, school Reeder May Take Action on Pinball Machines Soon "If the question on the le gality of free-play pinball ma chines is not resolved within the next few months, I will take some sort of action," District Attorney Thomas Reeder said this morning. "Mr. Thornton (State At torney General Robert Y. Thornton) is aware that the question must be settled - in the supreme court," Reeder said. "I believe that he will make every effort to expedite one of the cases now pending in several counties." "My understanding is that the case in Polk county is the furthest along in legal pro ceedings. It would be a waste of the taxpayers' money to bring several of the cases now pending to the state supreme court simultaneously," the district attorney said. Restraining Order Meanwhile a temporary re straining order is still in force in Jackson county forbidding law enforcement officers to confiscate any machines. In April, Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna granted an extension to a restraining order issued earlier. v Reeder, representing Jack son county, and the state, was to have appeared before Judge Hanna April 30 to show cause why a permanent injunction should not be is sued against seizure of pin- ball machines in the county. The original order was re quested by Steve Crippen, Medford, doing business as Steve's Music company, against Reeder and Thornton. Monday, Thornton ' reaf firmed his original order of March 20 declaring free play pinball machines as illegal gambling devices. BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 0 4 1 New York ..:.... 1 6 1 Odell. Zuverink (7), Leh man (7) and Ginsberg; Tur--ley and Howard, Berra (8). facilities, Armstrong -told Keating. The superintendent said his department considers it a borderline request since the reservoir is not located on a state highway, the facili ties would be used mostly by local people and it is ques tionable as to whether fish would live in the lake or not. Keating - said the county court intends to explore the matter further and discuss it "with the wildlife people and game commission." He added that during this morning's breakfast meeting it was dis cussed on whether the area might also be developed for winter sports. ' . -' A copy of the recreation land use policy of the bureau of land management states, "it is the responsibility of the bu reau, in cooperation with the National park service, bureau of sport fisheries and wildlife and other such federal agen Tribune Di)gnrD(a officials said. ' The resignation of Mrs Frances Collens, intermediate teacher at Washington school, was accepted. Mrs. Collens plans to work in San Rafael, Calif. Teachers Elected Teachers elected are Jerold Martin, Grants Pass, of South ern Oregon college, interme diate; Mrs. Freda Peterson, Anderson, Calif., intermediate; George Cooksey, of North Sac ramento, Calif., an Oregon State college graduate, wood shop at Hedrick Junior high; Miss Salley Stewart, Langdon, N. D., a University of North Dakota graduate, and Miss Teresa Dailey, Winner, S.D., a graduate of the University of South Dakota, both of whom will teach commercial sub jects at Medford High school. The school calendar for next year is subject to change be cause of the new building schedule, board members pointed out. The schedule pro posed last night includes tne pre-school staff program, Sept. 2-5; schools open, Sept. 8; county teachers conference, Oct. 20; Veterans Day, Nov. 11: Thanksgiving holiday, Nov. 27-28; Christmas holi days, Dec. 23-Jan. 4; end of first semester, Ja. . 23; spring vacation. March 16-20; Easter March 29; Higft school gradu- oinn .Tnnp 4- an dciose oi school, June 5. Opinion on Election Laws Is Received County Clerk Bereth P. HoDkins received an opinion today from Robert Y. Thorn ton, attorney general, regard ing party nominations. The opinion was to answer ques tions concerning 1957 election law changes. The opinion, announced May 12, states that a candi date who wins the nomination of his own political party can also gain the nomination of the opposing party, if he re ceives a plurality of the votes in the primary election of that party. . According to the opinion, Thornton explains that the candidate will be shown on the general election ballot as a candidate of his own party only, and there will be no indication that he is also the candidate of the other party. The opinion was handed down by Thornton at the re quest of Freeman Holmer, head of the board of elections. 66 Recommendations Made By City Firemen City Firemen on home in spection made 66 recommen dations for correction of fire hazards yesterday. They inspected 90 ' resi dences and at 52 found no hazards. Firemen stopped at 194 homes. At 93 no one was home and at 11 the inspection offer was turned down. cies to make suitable public land sites or areas available for state or local agencies and instrumentalities within- the scope of existing laws and regulations." "Suitable sites having im portant multiple use values which should be retained in federal ownership under bu reau administration generally will be made available to state or Jocal agencies by lease or permit," according to the pol icy statement. During investigations of public lands for land applica tions, the bureau will give spe cial attention to investigations of recreational value of public lands when they involve in land water frontage and at tendant access lands. This re fers to lands significantly util ized for public recreation pur poses, the document ex plained. - No. 46 Bids for Addition To High School Set For Opening Bids will be opened by the Medford school board June 10 for construction of an ad dition to Medford High school to house industrial, arts and vocational shops. The board last night ap proved final plans, and voted to call for bids May 19. The addition, part of a two- year building program au thorized by district voters in November, 1957, will include a woodshop, general metal shop, machine shop and an automotive shop. It will be constructed to the present building on the south side. Authorises Renovation The board also authorized renovation of the administra- tion office to make - more space for the clerk's office The renovation is subject to approval of the proposed budget for next school year, school board members point ed out. . Progress reports on con struction of two new elemen tary schools were given. Both the Hoover school on Siski you blvd. and the Wilson school on Corona ave. are ex pected to. be ready for school opening next fall. The addi tion to Medford High school also will be ready fo use next fall. . The bid of Pacific School Coach company, Portland, for a 79-passenger school bus was accepted by the board. Paci fic bid $13,934 for the bus, which met all the require ments of the school district, according to Leonard May field, superintendent. - Six bids were submitted for furnishing . a bus for the district, he added. Youths Arrested for Orchard Vandalism Charges of vandalism may be filed against five Gold Hill youths and one from Medford as a result of damage done to the Pelton orchards on Ram sey canyon rd. Monday night, state police said. Officers said young mem bers of an orchard-heating crew from a nearby orchard dumped 20 orchard heaters and stacked six together and lighted them. The 14 other heaters were scattered over the orchard. The orchard ground was soaked with oil, four, trees were scorched and others dam aged by frost since they were left unprotected by heaters, officers said. State police said the com plaint was phoned in by the Pelton orchard foreman who observed the youths. "Pity About The Cold War. Their Land Mast Would Accommodate Our Newer And Longer Cars" Overnight Stop In Puerto Rico Now On Agenda Thursday Arrival In Washington Seen Caracas, Venezuela (UV Vice President Richard M. Nixon, target of a vicious anti- American attack on his arriv al here Tuesday, today cut short his Venezuelan visit and planned to leave some time this afternoon. Informed sources said he would stop overnight in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and would ' arrive in Washington Thurs day as scheduled. The time and method of Nixon's departure had been a cause of concern of officials both here and in Washington because of the attack Tuesday in which he and his wife, Pat, narrowly escaped serious in jury or death. Originally, he had been scheduled to depart for Wash ington at midnight. Remains in Embassy Nixon remained in the U.S. Embassy residence today where military police armed with rifles and machettes halted all comers 600 feet away to enforce a govern ment pledge for Nixon's safety. Earlier, he had cancelled public appearances and lim ited his activities to a series of conferences and meetings inside the heavily guarded U. S. Embassy residence. Shortly after noon, how ever, he abandoned the safety of the embassy residence and drove across town to greet members of. Venezuela's rul ing military junta headed by President Admiral Wolfgang Larrazabal. Six truckloads of soldiers and a weapons carrier escort ed him across the city just after the noon time rush hour. Crowd Demonstrates This afternoon, a crowd of about 200 students staged demonstration outside the birthplace of South American liberator Simon Bolivar, one of the stops which had been on Nixon's schedule before it was ' cancelled. The demon strators shouted uncompli mentary remarks about Nix on, but were quickly dispersed by police without trouble. U. S. paratroopers and Marines, dispatched to' the Caribbean area on orders from President Eisenhower, had reached their bases only about two hours flying time from Caracas should they be need ed and should they be re quested by the Venezuelan government. Nixon could leave from either of two airports from Maiquetia where he and his wife were jeered and spat upon Tuesday, or from La Carlota, a small, . auxiliary field which is only about 10 minutes driving time from the embassy residence through open streets. As of noon, Caracas was calm. Mobs swarmed through the streets during the night, smashing windows and shriek ing anti-American slogans. Police armed with jungle knives as well as clubs and pistols strove to restore order. Hogs Bring Highest Price Since July, 1954 Chicago HP) Forty-one head of mixed barrow and gilt hogs brought $24.50, the high est price paid here since July, 1954. I
