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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
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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
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!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?"
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Medford
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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. .
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