Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 03, 1958, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texto O O Premier Planning Trip To Algeria To Direct Affairs KIGAKI Mi o o 0 ... .... pe Bail TTiglttus " : i 5 s o t3 II 5 75 " , - ' SEEING-EYE PUS ffllvin Kine, Ash land (leftVholds his seeiney ffog at tf. . Roderick (center) SshlQnSP 3 guiff-9ogt leader, and Glenn Klein, courtly $ent, . hold two Golden Labrador gugjis. Tb two pups, 10 weeks 91, rfiBnfcfc) Bed ford by United Air LirtBs fom QuiSg o tr Portland Firra Low Bidder ea Emigrant DsmJefl ' R. jQ Heiaiz Cof&ruction company, Portland, submitted a low bid of $2,635,49 fbr enlargement of EiSigint 8am qui the Talent project. Jne bids were openea by the bur eau of reclamation at ,gjts Camp ghite offi this mor ning. O Under the contract, which will be awarded from t h Denver, Colo., reclamation d& fice, the dam will be an( earth-filled structure buil& over the present concrel dam, which will be useds Q core. The enlarged dam will increase Emigrsftt lake's ca pacity from 8,000 Qo 40,000 acre feet. Earth Dikes The contract o calls lb construction of-, two art dikes in the reservoir's vicin ity, one along highway , and the other along a coaxiQl cable. Bids on relocating state Highway 66 in the Emigrant reservoir section will be open ed by thetate highwayOcom mission at 10 a.m., June IT in Salem. Engineer's estimated on the Emigrant dam enlargement was $3,006,144.C5The contrac tor will have 970 days in which to complete the pro " jeg after the jmtract is awarded. Second low bidder vCa s Cheney, Cherf and Associates at S2,665,070. Osberg Con struction company, Seattle, Wash., bid $3,044,478. Other bids ranged upward to $4, 212,970, the bid submitted by Morrison-Knudsen Qo., olnc, Seattle, Wash. . Polls Open M 8 for Election - Polls wilObe open until 8 o'clock tonight in the Medford school district budget election. Polling places are at Hed rick and McLoughlin Junior High schools. Bear creek is the dividing line between the precincts with voters living west of Bear creek voting at McLoughlin and those living east of Bear creek voting t Hedrick. . This is the 12th year in which patrons of the Medfcil district have been asked to U Unrtnt approve uuuoti. q State To Return Money Borrowed for Salem (UP!) Gov. Rob ert D. Holmes Monday asked the federal government to take back the S14 million the state borrowed to shore up its sagging unemployment fund. The governor's request re sulted from Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton's opinion that the state could not bor row from the federal govern ment without specific legisla tion. Necessity Regretted The money was borrowed in April through the Reed act. "We quite naturally regret the necessity of returning the $14 million," Gov. Holmes said. "We acted in good faith in requesting the loan and still believe we were legally right. At the same time we 4 .fs ilti;iwr . -iff i I . I llf :;K.kh r "i ' I !of3?inued ;n&s?d ft general rin which tart- (99 in Dutltirn Oregon late yester!i is expecttd to sub side lotP today, but periods of hoers r8 expecteS for ft? lalt gnoer day. SSinfall ince midnight Sftop Destrof ed by ire last night destroyed a fePof the oy V. Craig resi-tto Hice at 928 South Central Sledford firemen re fin started in the shop 6fe the rear of the residence, tff said, when apparently "sletjjr spares" ignifcd and csusVff Mas tanfc on A port- bl0lctric welder to ex- gloe. They saii Craig had been etflir in the fhop yesterday afternoon.. The shop and its cofltents wre destroyed, and the reftr of the hou, and some of the contents were damped, firemen said. Heat damage resulted in rooms in tho front part of the house. Two trucks and eight fire men responded to the call. VflueefPuilding Permits Decreases A total of 108 permits for construction totalling $287,160 were issued during May by the Jttdford city buildingdepart ment.o according to H. E. Mackie, building inspector. The value of construction was considerable less than may, 1957, when 80 permits for $450,125 were issued. It was also less than April, 1958, when 78 permits totalling $1, 0ft,554 were issued : Twenty-four permits calling for rgmodelling aftd repair of single family homes, at a cost of $21,785 led the number of permits issued last month. Thirteen for construction of single family units totalled $171,000; nine business re modelling and repair, $22, 645; five new garages, , $6, 725; and one new apartment, $36,000. The remained were for mi nor buildings, fences, signs, and other improvements. Six permits for minor construction and remodelling) were issued Monday. Jobless Pay must remember that the at torney general is our state's chief law officer, elected by the people. He has rhdered an opinion that Oregon is not authorized to receive or use federal funds for payment of benefits. Consequently, I am following his advice and re turning the money." Maximum Tax Rate Return of the money leaves the unemployment account with a balance of $24,679,488. Employers will receive of ficial notice that the tax rate for the second quarter0 will be the maximum 2.7 per cent rate payable in July. . About 12,000 employers escaped pacing the maximum rate when the money was borrowed. JtogS for the Blind, Inc., San Rafael, Calif. ?he pups trrived yesterday and will re ceive nine-months training and care by 4-H youngsters in Ashland. Following that they will be sent back to San Rafael for three months further schooling as guide dogs. Showers In Area Saturday has totaled 1.23 inches, compared to an aver age rainfall of .97 inch during the entire month of June Since midnight last night, there was .55 inch of rain at the Medford weather bureau station, and during the 24 hour period prior to mid night, .47 inch was recorded. Hay Crop Damagad ine storm nas done some damage to the valley's hay crop, county extension agents reported, and brought snow higher elevations in south em Oregon tnains were advised on highways in Crater Lake Jfa tional park this morning. It was .jsnowing hard,, and four inches were reported during the past 24 hours. The total depth on the ground is 61 inches. Highway 62 through the park and the road to the rim were open. Earle Jossey, county exten sion agent, said cut hay has been badly damaged. He esti mated about 25 per cent of the crop had been cut. The rain is helping some crops, and will delay harvest of oth ers, he noted. It will make the second hay crop later than usual, and may elimi nate a third crop this year. Clifford B. Cordy, horticul tural agent, said orchardists should check for- blight spread. Blight has a tendency to spread more rapidly dur ing a general rain, he said. He suggested that orchardists check for blight as soon as possible. HtJpful lo Fruit Otherwise, he said, the rain is helpful to the fruit, and will give the trees a "chance to catch up from the recent hot spell." . Medford Irrigation district this morning turned off all water from its system be cause of the rain. The district has been using run-off water through its diversion system and has not yet started using storage water. Some storage water was used in the Talent Irrigation district, but district officials said 'the rain would give the reservoirs a chance to fill up gain. Load Limit It moved On Diamond Lakt food Load limits on state High way 230, the east and west Diamond lake highway, will be removed at 8 o'clock to morrow morning, the state highway department an nounced today. The limits were established when the highway was opened this year. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable cloudi ness with showers tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 48. High tomorrow 70. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 69 Lowest this Morning 51 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 99 Our Skit Tonight Sunrise Sunset ..."" Moonrise " Last Quarter .. PROMIN'RNT KT AD . 4:37 a.m. . 7:43 p.m. . 9:29 p.m. .... June 8 Antares, due south ....11.47 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, due south 8:47 p.m. Saturn, low in south east g:40 p.m. Mars, rises i 1:53 a.m. Venus, rises .. 3:10 a.m. Salan, LaCoste Given Briefing Paris (UPI) Premier Charles de Gaulle, holding the greatest power of any Frenchman in recent history, tightened his grip today on the army whose actions had brought him into office. He also prepared to fly to Alger ia Wednesday to take a di rect hand in affairs there. He first summoned Gen. Raoul Salan, supreme mili tary commander in Algeria, to confer with him here, thus symbolically reasserting the authority of Paris over the army. Political Briefing Then he called in Robert LaCoste, former resident min ister in Algeria, for a politi cal briefing. Salan had supported the activities of the insurgent military-civilian junta in Al geria which forced the gov ernment of Premier Pierre Pflimlin to resign and re sulted in De Gaulle's return to power. When LaCoste departed, he announced that he was not going to become a member of the cabinet. He said he had simply talked with De Gaulle on various aspects of the Al gerian problem. Faith in De Gaulle In Algiers itself, the insur gent group still appeared dis pleased with De Gaulle's fail ure to include one of their number in his cabinet. But a spokesman said the junta members has complete faith m De Gaulle. The Communist - led Gen eral Confederation of Labor sent De Gaulle a letter de clining his invitation to at tend the labor talks. The Reds were his bitter est enemies in the Assembly battle for approval of the general's policies. Assembly on Vacation The Assembly itself held a final 15-minute session before taking a paid vacation until October permitting De Gaulle to rule by decree without par liamentary interference so that he can carry out his self- imposed mandate to restore peace in Algeria and put France back, on its feet. Cuts Planned in Foreign Aid Bill Washington (UPI) - Sen. Allen J. Ellender said today he will propose a series of amendments to the Senate's foreign aid bill designed to "cqt back considerably" the $3,713,000,000 authorization. The Louisiana Democrat said he had not finished work on details of his amendments but they would be aimed at substantial cuts in the measure. Ellender said he was espe cially concerned over provi sions of the bill giving Presi dent Eisenhower an absolute say-so over how $900 million of the money is spent.- One of his proposals would be aimed at those special funds. The Senate prepared to con tinue debate on the bill today but no major action was ex pected before Wednesday. Portlander Held As Narcotics Kingpin Los Anseles (UPI) Le- Roy Jefferson, 39, Portland, Ore., believed by police to be the kingpin of a western states' narcotics' syndicate, was jail today after police of ficers found more than $32,- 000 cash in his pockets and another $5,000 in his girl friend's purse. Jefferson was picked up by police Monday night on a ma licious mischief warrant but was booked on suspicion of robbery when they found the money, including 20 $1,000 bills, in his trousers' pockets. Dolores Teresa Mitchell, 24, Seattle, was arrested on sus picion of robbery along with Jefferson. Pendleton Youngster njured in Tumble Pendleton (UPI) A small ppndleton eirl who fell from the second-floor of her home Monday afternoon was re ipased from a hospital today with two fractured wrists in casts. M r s. Walter Lockhaven told riolice she . was in her kitchen when she saw . some thing fair past the window. She ran outside to investigate and found -year-old Rob bie on the ground by the house. No Sign of Life Seen at Wreckage Near Guadalajara 14 Americans t On Passenger List Guadalajara, Mexico (UPI) A Mexican Airlines plane with 45 persons aboard including 14 Americans crashed atop San Augustin Mountain 12 miles from here today. There was no sign of life at the scene. Apparently there were no survivors among the 38 pas sengers and seven crew mem bers on the Aeronaves de Mexico Constellation that was on a flight from Tijuana to Mexico City by way of Guad alajara when it vanished Mon day night. Wreckage Spotted Searchers found the wreck age smashed against the 8,000 foot mountain at daylight to day. Rescue parties were dis patched immediately for the almost inaccessible summit. The plane landed here from Tijuana, discharged some pas sengers, took on others, and took off in a heavy rainstorm for the capital at 8:07 p.m. (p.s.t.). The pilot checked in routinely at 8:17 p.m. but after that there was nothing but silence. Rescue workers said the plane apparently hit the mountaintop shortly after ward. 'While the mountain is 8,000 feet high, Guadalajara itself is 5,000 feet above sea level, making the crash scene only 3,000 feet above ground leveL " ' Three Bids Opened For Elk-Trail Work Three bids for additions and alterations to the Elk-Trail school were opened Monday night by the school board. Contractor (T. R. Florey en tered the low bid of $29,917. H. C. Goldsmith! was next with $31,590 and Cummings Construction, Grants Pass, was third with $34,565. The board has 30 days to decide on the contractor, ac cording to James K. Hoey, engineer. Building plans by Hoey in clude alterations of the exist ing physical education build ing, additions of a new toilet and shower rooms, a practice and heating room- and new stage area. . , CPRFPD Budget for Year Approved Central Point Voters of the Central Point Rural Fire Protection district Monday passed the 1958-59 budget by a vote of 63 for and 26 against. The total budget of $58,888. 62 for next year in an increase of $24,112.02 over the current year. The larger amount was sought in order to pay off bonded indebtedness on equip ment this year, rather than ex tend payment over four years, representing a $4,000. savings, board members explained. 'My Boy, Have Ypu Thought Of Continuing With A Graduate Course?" -l e i'c.K Medford 16 Pages WIN TOP HONORS Roses grown by two women took top honors in the fourth annual show of Medford Rose society held yesterday in the county courthouse auditorium. Mrs. Richard Travis (at left) 1042 Mt. Pitt ave., was sweepstkes winner, with six ribbons for specimen entries. She holds one of the entries,, a Burnaby blossom. Mrs. Sam Harbison, 2125 Orchard Home drive,, won queen of show with the Peace bloom which she is holding. Mrs. Travis' award was a silver pitcher; Mrs. Harbison's was a silver bowl. There, were 280 specimen entries. , -- ' Mrs. Travis Takes Sweepstakes Prise Mrs. Richard Travis, 1042 Mt. JPiu ave., was sweep stakes winner for exhibition roses entered in the fourth annual show of Medford Rose society yesterday at the county courthouse auditori um. Mrs. Sam Harbison, 2125 Orchard Home dr., won the queen of show award with Peace rose. Mrs. Travis won a total of six ribbons. Runner-up for queen of show was Eldred W. Peyton," who won on his entry of Aida. Mrs. Charles Hobbs won three trophies, one for her entry of Tiffany in the three best roses division, one for the best spray of climbing roses, the entry being Blaze, and for the best full bloom rose, Ena Harkness. Mrs.' J. Edwin Harper was awarded a prize for the best floribunda, Vogue, and Carl W. Norris for the best single rose, his entry being Dainty Bess. Mrs. E. P. Updike won baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia ....'4 9 1 Chicago 12 13 2 Simmons, Gray (3), Hacker (4), Hearn (8) and Lopata; Phillips and Neeman. MEDFORD, OREGON, the award for the best grandi- flora, her entry being Monte zuma, and Mrs. Richard Trav is' entry for the best vase of 12 roses, mixed varieties, won first in that sectioa. She used Audie Murphy and Jo anna Hill blossoms. Vase of 12 Roses Mrs. Gaston Floux, Central Point, won first prize for the best vase of 12 roses, one variety, using Peace roses. Vaughn L. Quackenbush took first for one-fashioned roses with an entry of Tausend schoen,' and Mrs. Carl Norris won first in the bouquet of old fashioned roses division. Mrs. A. C. Lewis, Phoenix, was sweepstakes winner for Division VI, arrangements, and also took first place for the best arrangement entered in the division. Phoenix Gar den club members won the club sweepstakes award, with nine members taking five blue ribbons, . three reds and one yellow'. Members winning blue ribbons were . Mrs. J. Klassen, Mrs. O. V- Poe, Mrs. Jewel Parr, Mrs; W. A. Gro chocki and Mrs. A. C. Lewis. Runner-up in the garden club division was the Central Point club. Mrs. Louis G. Genter was sweepstakes winner in the ad vanced arrangements division, and Mrs. John T. Holmer, Central Point, won first place in the division. Mrs. Ranald Axtell, Trail, show chairman, announced that there were 398 entries, 280 for; specimen and exhibi tion roses, and 118 arrange-j ments. Many commented that the quality of the roses as a whole seemed to be superior this year. , Porter Sees Into Disappearance of De Washington (UPI) Rep Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) says the unsolved disappear aace of Prof. Jesus De Galin dez two . years ago may be taken up by a Senate subcom mittee when it opens hearings soon on U.S. policies in Latin America. Disappeared in 1956 De Galindez, a 40-year-old Basque exile and former Co lumbia University professor, was an outspoken critic of Dominican Dictator Rafael L. Trujillo. He disappeared March 12, 1956. Porter repeated his demand TUESDAY, JUME S, 1958 A 10 per cent salary in crease for all elected county officials was tentatively ap proved today by the Jackson county budget committee. Approval was granted on a motion made by County Judge Rodney Keating. The motion followed considerable discussion among budget com mittee members Arnold Boh nert, Central Point, M. T. Wray, Medford, Curtis Barnes, Talent, Keating, and Commissioners Chester Wendt and Ralph James. Taken under advisement was Keating's request for extra pay as county judge and chairman of the county court. If granted his proposal would mean " a little under $50 a month" until his sue cessor takes office in Janu ary, according to Budget Committee Member Barnes Kaating was defeated for nomination in the recent pri mary election. It was also ex plained that Keating's- dr? Uags m crease would represent $132(ith!e of which are located more than what the commis sipners' would receive.o Against Rais County Commissioner Wendt said he is against the increase r the county judge It is improper budgeting, he explained. It is not good pro cedure to-grant the addition al amount while he is in of fice then cut it off when somebody else takes over the position, he added. "At one time the county judge as chairman of the county court did have addi- tional duties. Now that is no longer true," Wendt stated. "The budget should be set up on a strict . fiscal year basis."' Reversing his previous stand, County Commissioner Ralph James agreed. Keating argued that the county judge does have a greater responsibility as chairman of the court and is entitled to additional compen sation until the end of his term. Thinks It Unfair - Barnes said he thinks it is unfair to give the elected of ficials a 10 per cent increasg when, during this morning's session, ftie budget commt-f) tee oappearea 10 oe against granting County Clerk Ber eth P. Hopkins the requested salary raises in her depart ment, equalling 9 per cegt, not including the county elec tions department, which is considered separately in the county budget. Wendt explained tfhat by granting the suggested in crease, elected county offic ials of Jackson county would rank salary-wise in the mid dle of the suggested sary step schedule from the state civil service commission. Wendt said the county's pay for elected officials ranks in 11th place among Oregon counties and the increase Possible Senate Probe for a congressional' investiga tion of the disappearance and branded as "fantastic" a re port clearing. Trujillo of any part in the matter. ' Porter, said the report, fi nanced by Trujillo and pre pared by New Lork Lawyer Morris L. Ernst, was written "from a, very biased point of view" and was a "hodgepodge of supposition." Suggestion Rejected The Ernst report, released Sunday, rejected suggestions that Galindez was kidnaped and killed by IDominican ag and killed by Dominican No. 63 for ffieEals Approval would put it in fifth place. Jackson county is now fifth in population in the state. Present salaries for elected officials include $5,760 for countP judge; $5,520 for the two commissioners, assessor and sheriff; $5,400 clerk, $5, 040 treasurer and surveyor $1,800. 0 (continued on page 9) m Opens Bids fin Five Timber TfielsinArea The Medford district of the bureau of land management received bids totaling $669, 616.15 for an estimated 27, 681,000 board feet of timbefi offered for sale recently. The sale consisted of five tracts. in the Galice area of Jose ipnine county, one on uitcn creek in northwest Jackson county and one near Pine hurst. Puckett and Scherer of Klamath Falls was successful bidder for the tract near Pine hurst which contains an esti malfti 8,046,000 board feet. The highQoffer included bids of $36 per thousand board feet for Douglas fir, $52 for the sugar pine, $1QJ50 for white fir and a Wtal of $238,004. . Other County Tract The other Jackson country tract, on Ditch creek was puriased for Douglas fir, the major species, and a total of $129,550.40 for, an estimated 6,475,000 TSoQi feet, on the tract. Bate Lumber company of Merlin was the only bidder for fhe three tracts in the Galift area. The bids woe $141,813.70 for a tract cdaJ taming an estimated 5,829,000 Aboard "feet; $84,912.90 for a tract of an estimated 3,946,000 board feet; and $75,335.15 for the third tract which contains . an estimated 3,385,000 board feet. Another five tracts contain ing an estimated 26,246,000 board feet appraisetLat $509, 876.75 will be soloPby the Medford district June 12. Three of the tracts are located in eastern Jackson county, one along the Butte Falls Prospect rd. and two on the Dead Indian. One tract is located in the Galice area of Josephine county and the fifth tract is located in south ern Douglas county near Glendale. ; Salem (UPI) Dr. Forrest I. Goddard, member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners since 1952, has been reappointed for a three year term. Galindez agents. The report was writ ten after an 11-month, $160, 000 investigation. It said there was not a "scintilla of evidence" link ing Galindez and U. S. pilot Gerald Murphy, 2,3, of Eu gene,' Ore., who vanished in the Dominican Republic Dec. 3, 1956. Ernst said it was not true that Murphy piloted a kidnap plane which flew Galindez to the Dominican Republic. But Porter said there was a great deal of evidence linking Mur phy and Galindez. . (Sea stories on page 3A)