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Newspaper Page TextPric 10 Cents 53rd Year Beeoraffgndd Mature s10ry about te Civil Aeronautics amieistra tion installations at te Mt4 fongflrport shears M az It of teeny's 9ail TruS Subscribers MEDFORD To report Improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford phone SP 2-6141. Ash land MU 2-1021, Yreka 841W before 6:45 pjn. daily and 12 JO a-m. Sunday. If regular' delivery arrives shrtly after you can please notify office thus eliminating United Press Full teased Wire United Prew full Laa Wlr .54 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1958 1 1 it nlt ?S& Arv f MTTh TUT) TTTVTTri lilil MB U ME ; T -ZL ' I L No. 79 Governor Holmes Grants Reprieve Jo Billy J. Hunn Zourt Proceedings Given A Season G Salem (UPI) Gov. Robert D. Holmes Friday granted a 12-month reprieve lor Billy Junior Nunn while hc state Supreme Court decides action challenging the Governor's right to exercise the powers of commutation. It was the third reprieve to Nunn who was sentenced to die in the gas chamber by a Jackson county judge for the murder of 14year-old Al vin Eacret of Klamath Falls two years ago. "It would be improper for Billy Junior Nunn to be ex ecuted or for the. Governor to exercise any of his powers of executive clemency while proceedings are pending in the Oregon Supreme Court, the Governor said in grant ing the reprieve until June 26, 1959. Seek Block Eacret's parents, John W. and Lily M. Eacret, Klamath Falls, sought to block an ex ecutive clemency by the Gov ernor in a suit filed in Jack son County Circuit court. The action was ' shifted to the Marion County Circuit Court and Judge Val Sloper ruled that the Governor had the right to commute or par don. This ruling was appealed to the Supreme Court. Nunn was originally sched uled to die March 28. The Governor reaffirmed his stand against capital pun ishment last week in a state ment read to the Oregon Pris on association in Portland. Crater High Plans New Music Room Central Point Plans were authorized for construe tion of a music room at Crater High school at a recent meet ing of the District 6C school board. The present band room is too small for the size of the school and band to meet with state standardization require ments. However, Crater high school has been given a con ditionally standard rating pending completion of the band room and several other class rooms now under con . struction. Compliance with state stan dards is necessary if the dist rict is to receive state funds, which amount to more than $200,000 annually for District 6C. Because of a favorable bid received on classrooms now under construction, sufficient funds are available to con struct the music room, board members noted. Plans are be ing prepared by Hayslip, Tuft, Hewlett and Jamison of Port land, a firm which has pre pared all previous plans for Crater High school. Rogue River Budget Approved by Voters Rogue River The Rogue River city budget was passed Friday by more than a two- to-one margin in an election which saw only 82 voters. With well under a 50 per cent turnout the budget which totaled $27,739.25, was ap-. proved 58 to 24. A ftiajor increaft in this G year's budget was a library fund of $1,860 which is more than three dollars for every man, woman, and child in the city. This levy was made necessary when the Rogue River city library announced plans to withdfttw from the . county library system, effec tive July 1. WEATHER FORECAST: Continue fair and warm through Monday. High both days in high 90s Low tonight SO. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 99 Lowest Yesterday 59 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 4:34 a m Sunset ... 7:52 p.m. Moonset 11:21 .m. First Quarter June 24 VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, low in south east 8:19 p.m. Jupiter, In the south west 10:05 p.m. 1:10 a-m. Mars, low in east Venus, rises .. 2:58 a.m. (Above Mars is now seen the Square of Pegasus) 9-WM f 111 If 4 -A. 0 LIGHTNING BOLT The electrical storm that set a number of fires in nortnern California Wednesday evening only brushed the edge of the Rogue brilliant show to the south as the lightning danced up, down and sideways over the Siskiyous just before dusk. The bolt in the picture above apparently made contact with the mountain. The power of the storm is evident in the distance the lightning arced and the size of the bolt, which was photographed from a distance of some 18 miles. Lights in the lower part of the picture are on the back porch of a Meotora residence. Rogue River Youth Own Champ In Annual Rogue River "Rusty" be came the 1958 rooster crow ing champion at the national crow in Rogue River Satur day afternoon after crowing 68 times between noon and 12:30 p.m. The champion bird, was enA tered by 12-year-old Becky Irwin, rt. 1, box 297, Rogue River, who collected the first place trophy and $250 in cash, There were 264 official en tries in th$ contest this year, according to Rogue River Booster Club President Floyd Jones. Last year's crow, won by "Goldie," has 198 entries. '57 Champion The 1956 champion pro duced 66 crows to gain the title, but came up with only two sounds during the con test this year. The $75 second place prize was captured by "YanKee Boy," entered by David Cum- mings of Rogue River. The Cummmgs' rooster, in con tention to the end. finished with 65 crows. , Fifty-nine crows produced by "Pete" won the $50 third place money for Roger Dick of Cave Junction. The crowd at the pre-crow rirade and the contest itself was estimated between 5,000 and 6,000 persons by William Peters, Rogue River police chief. He said that it was def initely the largest turnout they have had for the annual affair. Original Cage Mayors or their representa tives from cities tnrougnout the Rogue River valley select ed the dwelling of "Do or Die" the most original cage. Tom Merchant, Galice Ranger station, Merlin, was its car penter. Second place in tne origi nal cage contest was won by Candy Ann Gail of Gold Hill, and third place went to Wanda Munday, also of Gold Hill. Other birds, their owners, and the prizes they won were: Louie," entered by Katny Simer, Rogue River, fourtn place with 56 crows; "Uft Uh," entered by P. E. Hilger, Rogue River, fifth place with 48 crows; "Chanticlear," en tered by Hazel Pratt, Rogue River, and "Leo," entered by Steven Simer, Rogue River, tie for sixth place with 47' crows each. 'Pepper," entered by Tim- my and Jeanne Cummings, Rogue River; "Rumble,"- en tered by Willie Hoeflin, Gold i River valley, but it put on a ion Bird Contest Hill, and "George." entered by Mrs. Parcel, Rogue River, three-way tie for eighth place with 41 crows each. Following the bird contest were a talent show and pub lic dancing. Cemetery Change Approved by Court Permission to relocate part of Hill cemetery near Ash land was granted the bureau of reclamation by the county court Friday afternoon. Approximately 135 graves will be relocated to allow Emigrant dam to be enlarged as part of the Talent project. Otherwise the higher water level would place, the graves under water, it was ex plained. A bureau representative said officials have contacted 70 next of kin on the reloca tion. Approval was received from them and the county health officer, district attor ney and the state board of health, the official said. Tht bureau representative said the graveyard was es tablished in the 1850's. Many of the records were lost which made contacting next of kin difficult. It was also a free burial ground for many years and few records were kept, he said. Victims of the Indians were also buried there, he added. Medford Picked as Conference Site of Methodists; Delegates to the annual conference of the United Methodist church in Oregon voted to accept the invitation from the First Methodist church here to hold the 1959 session in Medford. The annual event attracts an average attendance of 250 delegates and Methodist min isters throughout the state. This is the first time in about. 20 years that Medford has been selected1 as the site for the annual meeting, ac cording to information re ceived. At the sessions, , which closed in Portland Friday, several area Methodist min isters received new assign ments; others were retained at their present churches. Transferred were Miss Surveys on Lake Road to Start in July, Holmes Says Governor Returns From Washington Surveys of the proposed Lake of the Woods road con necting Medford and Klamath Falls will begin the first week in July according to Gov, Robert D. Holmes. The governor, who return ed last week from Washing ton, said he had talked with both forest service and bureau of public roads representa tives about the road. He told the Mail Tribune that Richard E. McArdle, chief of the for est service, had assured him of cooperation, and stated that the preliminary BPR sur veys, to determine whether the route should be placed on the forest highway system, will begin within two weeks. After his return to Salem, Governor Holmes talked with Bayard French, BPR chief in Oregon, who told the gover nor he is optimistic that the survey will be favorable. He said if it is, construction sur veys could begin this fall. Governor Holmes reported. Recevet Aprpoval The road has received ap proval of both the state high way commission and the for est service, and only the sur veys oy te urn are now needed for final approval. When construction could start depends on availability of funds. , The road would follow Highway 62 to Eagle Point, then go through Brownsboro, McAllister Soda Springs, Fish lake and Lake of the Woods connecting there with the completed highway to Klam ath Falls. It would be a high way superior, both in grade and in alignment to the pres ent Green Springs highway, No. 66, and would furnish a direct, all-weather connection between Jackson and Klamath counties. ...... Columbia Utilities Bought by United Columbia Utilities compa ny, which provides telephone service tor residents in Camp White, Eagle Point, Prospect, Butte Falls, and Cra ter Lake National park, has been purchased by United Utilities, Inc., Kanasas City, Mo., D. O. Hood and Ernest R. Hood, principal owners and managers of Columbia, have announced. . The amount involved in the transaction was not disclosed. The brothers said the com pany has telephone assets of about $1,500,000 and annual revenue in excess of $530,000. Columbia Utilities, and its whollyrowned subsidiary, Cal ifornia - Oregon Telephone company, presently serve about 5,000 telephones and operate an extensive toll net work in Oregon and Cali fornia with headquarters in Medford. Service is provided through 13 dial exchanges in Oregon and northern Cali fornia. United Utilities, Inc., is managed by Alden L. Hart, president and general man ager. United provides tele phone service, electric power, gas, water and propane serv ices in portions of 15 states. Its other principal operat ing property on the Pacific Coast is Oregon-Washington Telephone company with headquarters in Hood River. It also operates in the greater area of the Yakima valley in Washington. Ministers Are Alice May Woolley, pastor of Talent First Methodist church for 13 years, to Canyonville; the Rev. Ross Knotts, pastor Of Ashland First Methodist church for seven years, to Springfield, and. the Rev. Robert Kingsbury, Cave Junc tion, to director of Wesleyan Foundation at the University of Oregon, Eugene. New pastor at the Talent church will be the Rev. Ern est Bell, recent graduate of Boston University School of Theology, Boston. The Rev. Hershel Hall of Portland will arrive in Ashland, and the Rev. Harold Mackey, Molalla, will assume duties at the Cave Junction church. - Both the Rev. Melvin Dix on of St. Luke's' Methodist church -and Dr. George G. n rt rt rP Lebanese Rebels Fire on UN Jeep At Syrian Border Observation Troop Barred from Area Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) A white jeep loaded with United Nations observers was . fired on and turned back from the Syrian border area by Leban ese rebels Saturday. A rebel chief barred a long stretch of the eastern and northern border to the UN. Galo Plaza, former presi dent of Ecuador and member of the U. N. watchdog commis sion in Beirut, said he was ex pecting a detailed report on the situation. He said the U. N. would not force its way into an area if it has been de nied access. .. . If maintained, the ban would cancel the effectiveness of the 100-man observation team sent ir by the U. N. se curity council when Lebanon complained of "massive in terference and arms smug gling by the Syrian-Egyptian United Arab republic. Rebel leader Safri Hamaei, who controls a long strip of the border, was reported to have apologized for the attack on the plainly marked jeep near Baalbeck early yester day. But he told the colonel of the U. N. group that all ob servers were banned from his area. The U. N. was expected. to protest. ; In Beirut, the rebellion lsimmered-.down to scattered bombings as U. N. Secretary- General Dag Hammarskjold completed an on-the-spot sur vey of the 44-day-old revolt by rebels who support the United Arab republic against the pro western regime of Lebanese President Camille Chamoun. The U. N. chief flew to Am man for conferences with Jor dan's King Hussein and then left to confer with Israeli offi cials in Jerusalem. Temperature Equals Record Set in 1925 The first day of summer yesterday held true to form. Medford' official high temperature, taken at the -weather bureau, station at the Medford airport, reach ed 99 degrees equalling the June 21 record set in 1925. ' Summer officially started at 1:57 p.m. Saturday. 'Bullets' Available To Medical Science Portland (UPI) The department of the interior said Saturday that tiny "bul lets" of radio-active chromi um ' metal, weapons in the fight against cancer, are now available to medical science as a result of Bureau of Mines metallurgy research at the Northwest Electrodevel opment Laboratory in Al bany, Ore. Actually small metal cyl inders, the bullets are a tenth of an inch long and one thirtieth of an inch in diam eter, cut from fine strands of high-purity chromium wire. Transferred Roseberry, First Methodist church, Medford, were re tained at their present churches. All of the ministers who re ceived new assignments are scheduled to be in their new churches by Sunday, June 29. Attending the conference from Medford were Dr. Rose berry and Mrs. Roseberry, and Ben Schmidt and. O. P. Taylor, -delegates from First Methodist church, and Ross Youngblood, member of the same church and member of the missions and finance com mittee of the cpnf erence. - Taylor was elected to the commission on education of the conference.. Schmidt Is a member ; of the conference church administration . com- mission. C. E. HEDBERG Transferred lo Portland , -CHESTER-. E. IRISH v Promoted at Medford Two Americans Moscow (UPI) The So viet Union Saturday awarded full membership in the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences to Americans Linus C. Paul ing and Detlev W. Bronk in a precedent-breaking action. It also named Nuclear Phys icist Bruno Pontecorvo, who fled to Russia, from the West in 1950, as a corresponding member of "the academy which directs all scientific re search in the Soviet Union. Pontecorvo now; heads all Communist ; bloc ; nuclear re search. Pauling an ouutspoken foe of nuclear bomb tests, and Bronk were - among some ' 30 scientists and scholars from the Communists- and free worlds to be awarded mem bership in the academy. It was the first' time that any non-Soviet citizens had been so honored. Reefs Tell U. S. to Stop Being Stubborn Berlin (UPI) The Com munists Saturday told the United States to stop being stubborn and negotiate on a governmental level with East Germany "as Belgium did if. it wants nine American sol diers released from Red cap tivity. The official-East German news agency A.D.N. said a Belgian pilot held by the Reds since May 29 was re-" leased because Belgium de cided to negotiate for his re lease on a governmental level. Sports Bulletins Central Point Cheney - Studs topped Klamath Falls 2 to 0 in an errorless Amer ican Legion junior baseball game here last night. Bill Anhorn pitched a three-hil-ter for the Studs and struck out Klamath batters '- 10 times. Portland (UPI) The Portland Beavers wedged in two runs in the 10th inn ing last night to defeat the Vancouver Mounties. 7-6, in a Pacific Coast League baseball game here. .Sacramento (UPI) The Phoenix Giants ! nosed out the Sacramento Solons fe. 5-4 in a Pacific Coast league .game here last night. 'f JOSEPH A. MOORE Named Manager Hedberg Promoted To Head Office; Four Changes Made C, E. Hedberg, vice presi dent and manager of the Med ford branch, First National Bank of Portland, has been promoted to an administra tive position of the head of fice, C. B. Stephenson, presi dent, has announced. Hed berg plans to' move to Port land immediately. : Four other changes in the Medford and Central, Point branches also have been an nounced. Joseph A. Moore, assistant manager at Medford, has been named manager of the branch. F. C. (Cliff) Ayres has been named manager of the Cen tral Point branch, replacing Richard C. Isaacs, who be came assistant manager at Medford. Also moving into an assistant manager's posi tion in Medford is Chester E. Irish, loan officer at the branch. Hedberg has been with the local branch since 1952, and has been connected with bank ing in Jackson county for 36 years. , Activities Listed . He has been active as treas urer of the county chapter of American Red Cross, trustee of the Medford Public library, member of the Jackson Coun ty Housing Authority, direct or of the Southern Oregon Child Guidance Clinic associa tion, and treasurer of Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults. , ' . Moore came to Medford last January; after: serving four years at the bank's head of fice in the business develop ment department. He has at tended Rutgers graduate school of banking, and has been with the First National for 20 years. He started with the bank in Astoria and was manager, of the! Newberg branch between 1950 and 1954. , - Moore is a member of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Parents club, Elks and Rogue Valley Country club. He . also is a member of the Agricultural Engineering Research- Foundation and. the Oregon Finance Officers as sociation. Started In 1945 ' Ayres, who has lived in Jackson county most of his life, . started in the banking business with First National in Medford in 1945. He was promoted to assistant cashier and instalment loan officer in 1950. In 1953,: he moved to head of the department and in recent years, he has been affiliated with all types of loan work. ' He is immediate past presi- dentof the Southern Oregon Bankers association and active in community affairs, includ ing the Izaak Walton .League, Unted Medford Crusade and the National Guard. Isaacs, who was born in Medford," started in banking in 1933 at First National bank of Medford. , He continued there until the bank was pur chased by First National of Portland..He was named man ager of the Central Point branch in 1946, when he re F. C. AYRES Mores lo Central Point turned from military service. Active in Club He has been active in the Central Point Businessmen's club, the Izaak Walton league, and the . Future Farmers of America. Irish came to Medford in 1943, after serving 16 years with, a California bank. He has been general loan officer for the past; five years, and previously he was head of the branch instalment loan depart ment. A past president of the Izaak Walton League and past master of the local Masonic Lodge, Irish also is a mem ber of the industrial develop ment committee of the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce. ' - All the changes announced by Stephenson become effec tive in several weeks. Medfordite Named First Citizen ' Corvallis (UPI) Beav er's Boys ' State Saturday elected Medford High school senior, Gerald Allen Vice as First Citizen. The selection entitles Vice to travel to Washington, D.C., with' earlier elected governor of Boys State, Douglas Leon etti, Franklin high school senior, to visit Boys Nation. The First Citizen is select ed by senior counsellor Le gioneers for "greatest ability in leadership and coopera tion." Gerald Allen Vice, named First Citizen at Bave Boys State at Corvallis, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Vice, 527 Barnes ave. He was sponsored at Boys State by Medford Kiwanis club. "That Respectable Cloth Education System At Central High Said Impaired Not a Surrender to Unlawful Force Little Rock) Ark. (UPi) A Federal judge Saturday granted a 2V4 year suspension of integration at Central High school because it had "broken down under the pressure of public opposition." Judge Henry j. Le ?4 granted the Little Rock schoo! boards "prayer for relief" by allowing them to suspend inte gration until the middle of the 1960-61 school term. "This does not mean a sur render to unlawful force or violence," he said. The National Association for the Advancement of Col ored People filed notice of ap peal of the ruling with the Federal court clerk in Little Rock. The appeal is to the Eighth Circuit Court of Ap peals at St. Louis. -System Impaired Judge Lemley said the Cen tral High educational system had been impaired by integra tion: And he said that if intei gration is maintained next term "the board will have to have military assistance or its equivalent and it is financial ly unable to bear the expense of hiring" guards. Central Higlfc school gradu ated the first negro in its his tory May 27, after the school was integrated under the bay onets of federalized national guardsmen and 101st Air borne paratroopers Sept. 25. ; The troops were sent in by President Eisenhower to sup press rioting that local arid state police could not handle. Lemley said inea 35-page opkiion that while troops can check vandalism and violence. "they cannot reduce or elim inate racial tensions or create a climate that is conducive to education." National Guardsmen Gov. Orval Faubus, veho used national guardsmen to keep negroes out of Central High until the guardsmen were federalized to help force integration, was "most grati fied.", He said the three-day hear ing earlier this month and the opinion of Judg" Lemley was quite a contrast to the three minute hearings ' and forth with orders of . the Federal court proceedings last Sep tember." The judge said it was im portant to note that the trou ble did not stem from lawless ness on the part of the white students or the people of Lit tle Rock, "rather, the course of the trouble was the deep seated popular opposition in Little Rock to the principle of integration which, as is known,' runs counter to the pattern of southern life, which has existed over 300 years." Coat Is Wearing Kind Thin? ; i i.