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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
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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.
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