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Price 10 Cents year Tribune 24 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1958 No. 129 53rd year TVfT es to MIPS ffiCDCD Fireigfaft locate-Cut Witness Appears At Hearing by ICC On Railroad Rates Needed to Compete With Trucks, Ships San Francisco (UPD A Southern Pacific official de fended today an SP approval to cut lumber freight rates between Oregon and South ern California and Arizona as necessary to compete with truck and water transporta tion. The official, E. J. Larson, appeared as a witness in an Interstate Commerce Com mision hearing on the pro posed rates. He is freight traffic manager for the rail road. Larson was cross-examined today by George D. Rives, San Francisco attorney repre senting four shipping lines that carry lumber. Rives asked Larson why it was so essential to have rate parity between southern Oregon and northern California and not between southern Oregon and northern Oregon. "We've got to draw the line some place," Larson replied. "We wanted to restore the historic relationship in rates." . This was a reference to his previous testimony that prior to 1954 southern Oregon and northern California did in fact have equality in lumber rates. But because of differ ences in rate increases grant ed in one state compared to another, there was a spread which hindered southern Ore gon in seuing to soumern California and Arizona lum ber markets, he said. Rives represented W. R. Chamberlin and company, Oliver J. Pilson and com pany, Sause Brothers Ocean Towing company, and Upper Columbia River Towing com pany. All handle coastal lumber shipments from Ore gon to southern California. In his initial appearance Monday, Larson testified that the number of railroad cars carrying lumber from Ore gon to Southern California and Arizona declined 58 per cent between 1950 and 1957. Question Larson Edward M. Berol,' a San Francisco attorney represent ing the California Forest Products Shippers associa tion, questioned Larson in tensively in an attempt to bring out that SP's claimed loss in lumber shipments could have resulted from fac tors other than competition with trucks and ships. Examiner Walter Baum gartner announced that hear ings on the matter will be held in Portland "for a week or 10 days" after the current hearings in San Francisco. Baumgartner said the date for the Portland hearings will be set later. The Portland session was suggested by William B. Ad ams, representing the South ern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association. Adams said Portland would be a more convenient place for the "32 or 33" shipper witnesses he would bring to the stand to support the pro posed rates. Oregon Senators Find Themselves Disagreeing Washington (UPD Ore gon's two Democratic sena tors, who have repeatedly de nied they are feuding, found themselves at loggerheads again today. Sen. Richard L. Neuberger said in a statement that his senior colleague. Sen. Wayne Morse, wanted to "drastically alter" Neuberger's bill to give the interior secretary a veto over power projects that would affect fish or wildlife resources. He said he "regrets" that Morse came out against the bill in its present form. He said Morse's opposition "prob ably will prevent Senate ac tion during this session" on his measure. Morse quickly fired back an answering statement denying that he had blocked "in any Deveimdls "We Sympathize With Native Aspirations In the Middle East" Social Security Bill Sent to White House Washington (UPD Another major obstacle to congression al adjournment was hurdled today when the House passed and sent to the White House the Senate version of a bill to raise social security taxes and benefits. The Senate meanwhile opened debate on a contro versial bill to modify a Su preme Court decision that a prisoner must be formally charged upon- his arrest. Sen ate Democratic Leader Lyn don B. Johnson called for "calm and reasoned discus sion" after the bill's sponsor, Sen. Joseph. C. O'Mahoney (D Wyo.), denied it was an attack on the court. With this measure out of the way, the Senate hoped to speed on to consideration of a foreign aid appropriation and a few other major bills which must be cleared before ad journment. - Democratic leaders all but ruled out any effort to pass a housing bill at this session of Congress. Speaker Sam Ray burn said he knew of no move .to push stop-gao legislation through the House which Monday killed the Democratic-sponsored housing mea sure opposed by the adminis tration. Leadershio In both Houses remained silent on a possible adjournment date but feeling ran high for a close to the ses sion by the week end, if not before. The House was geared for a floor fight over a bill to launch a new program of sub sidies for the mineral indus try, Similar legislation has passed the Senate. The 650-million dollar bill faced such strong opposition in the House that sponsors agreed in advance to accept amendments to scale down the cost to less than 500 mil lion dollars. The administra tion recommended subsidies as an alternative to imposing restrictions on imports of for eign lead and zinc and other minerals. way Senate consideration of the bill. He said it could be called up on the floor when ever a pending bill is disposed of. He said he very much hopes the Senate gets to the bill before adjournment. "I do not yield to Senator Neuberger or to anyone else in my desire to protect fish and wildlife interests." he said. But he said the Neuber- ger bill would stir up "ill will" against those interests among power groups and oth ers who "also have a vital in terest in the maximum devel opment of our river basins." The disagreement marked another in a series of clashes between the two members of the Senate's so-called liberal bloc. Despite these conflicts, the two have denied there is any personal ill-feeling be tween them. Also, in the House, the aid- to-science-education bill comes up for a vote on the question of sending it to a Senate- House conference committee. Both the House and Senate versions are aimed at bolster ing science education to meet Russia's Sputnik era chal lenge. The House approved a 900 million dollar bill while the Senate passed a $1,300,000,000 version. - .--.-.-:.. Congress Agrees On Public Works By ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington, D. C. Con gress finally agreed an a pub lic works appropriation bill, after weeks of stalemate, .which will clear $9.5 million for construction this year on the Talent division, Rogue River Reclamation project. Also approved was $750,- 000 in construction funds to start harbor1 improvements at the mouth of the Rogue river, Gold Beach. This was the only new project in Oregon added to the public works budget. The long stalemate was caused by House objections to many new projects, includ ing Gold Beach, added by the Senate. The outcome was a compromise in which most big projects, such as Green Peter dam, on the Santfam river, got knocked out and smaller projects were kept in. The Gold Beach project will cost only about $4 mil lion. It will provide a chan nel, jetties and turning basin for ocean ships to tap the lumber and ore resources of southwest Oregon. Rep. Charles O. Porter CD Ore.) said two Los Angeles firms wired him last week of their intent to, use the new port in connection with a $20 million nickel ore processing plant they plan to build near Gold Beach. Porter appealed to his colleagues to include this new project and was re warded with agreement to day. Suspected 'Robbers' Only Playing House A city policeman called to investigate a reported case of breaking and enter ing at 1855 Roberts rd. yes terday came upon an un expected , domestic scene. Two young ladies, 8 and 9 years - old, had converted the deserted structure at that address into a doll house. The old. one-story build ing had neither, water nor electricity, but for the chil dren it was no doubt a man sion. They told the police man they had permission to play in the house if they were very careful. But he advised them to leave. Obediently, they gath ered together their numer ous dolls and playthings" and departed. Much Recruiting Gets Few Pickers For Fruit Harvest Extensive recruiting by public employment offices throughout the state has fail ed to secure enough workers for peak demands here during the fruit harvest, according to John Patton, manager of the local Oregon State Employ ment service office.. Joe Wilson of the same agency reported that their of fices have started 520 work ers to this area from through out the state, but of these only 248 have reported for work here. Report to , Committee These two men, and nine other interested parties re ported to the legislative in terim committee on migra tory labor during a public hearing in the courthouse au ditorium yesterday afternoon. . J. S. Kinney, a member of the Jackson County Fruit Growers' league, told commit tee members that growers now need 200 more men in the field than are avail able. Indications from other sources were that Mexican nationals would probably be brought into the area in the near future to fill the need for labor. The committee on migra tory labor was created last September through joint reso lution by the state legislature to determine the present sta tus of migrant laborers. The committee has been holding hearings throughout the state during the past year and ex pects to prepare a report within the next two months for delivery to the 1959 legis lature. Patton reported the labor demand reaches its peak dur ing the pear and peach har vests, which fall during Au gust and September. During the first of the season, he noted, local labor can handle the work. However, he said, at the peak of the season more than 2,000 persons are needed in the orchards. Testimony during the hear ing revealed that although de mand for pickers increases as the season develops, in real ity the number of transient pickers available decreases. This was attributed to a num ber of causes. Patton said that it is large ly because of three things: The pickers have to get their children into school; many of the pickers lose enthusiasm; arid a large number of them move on to the Hood River and Yakima areas where the season lasts longer. One of the great drawbacks to attracting laborers here for the 'harvest, Wilson said, is that this is not family work. Generally speaking only strong, adult males can work successfully in the orchards, Petition Names Baccus for Council A petition with 46 signa tures nominating Robert L. Baccu.s for city councilman representing Ward 3 was filed today at city hall. Baccus thus became the first incumbent to file for the Nov. 4 election. He was ap pointed by Mayor John W. Snider in June to fill a "va cancy caused by the resigna tion of Stanley C. Jones Jr. He is the principal of Jackson school. Fred E. Robinson, Ward 1 incumbent, said today he would run for re-election. He said a petition in his name was currently in circulation. Donald Hansen, Ward Z, reDorted today he was still un-! decided about seeking reelec tion. Paul Meyers, Ward 4, has chosen not to run. Dead line for filing petitions is the end of this month.- Young Girl Hurt When Struck by Automobile - Debra Ann Bristlin. 4-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Ernest Bristlin, 348 O'Gara ave.. suffered cuts, bruises, abrasions and a pos sible concussion when struck by a car yesterday near , her home, according to city police. Driver of the car was Dar leen Luree Dynge, 1100 South Holly st., the report stated. She was not cited. Debra Ann was taken by Medford Am bulance service to Rogue Val ley Memorial hospital, treated there and released to her parents. he continued. A mimber of persons re porting to the committee indi cated that the growers would rather not employ Mexican nationals if they could get the crops harvested without their use. However, they indi cated usually thre are not enough migratory laborers who will do the work. (Continued on Page 9) 15 Per Cent Increase Noted In 4-H, FFAFair This year's 4-H and FFA county fair opened to the pub lic today with a 15 per cent increase in enrollment and more livestock than ever be fore, acc6rding to Glenn Klein Jackson county 4-H agent. "We have more swine sheep, .poultry and rabbits ihan have been entered in the fair before," Klein said. "This has brought our entry total to 900 youngsters and 800 head of livestock." The increase is explained by increased 4-H activity and bet ter 4-H club leadership from the community's adults, the county 4-H agent said. The cooking and clothing exhibits show an increase of about 30 per cent Klein -said. He attributed this, too, to bet ter leadership and more inter est in club work. . The Jackson county 4-H and FFA fair is one of the three of four largest in the state, and attracts participation from all sections ;of the county. Judging of home-economics entries have been completed and ribbons have been placed so the public may view them, Klein said. Ribbons should be placed on forestry and miscel laneous projects by tomorrow morning, he added. Poultry and rabbit events are scheduled for this after noon. Agriculture demonstra tions were to continue all day. Demonstrations include one on "recipe for horsemanship," feeding rabbits, and using for estry materials for household decoration. "We have more interesting demonstrations this year than ever Defore," the county '4-H agent said. "One of the more interesting events for the pub lic will be a special flower arranging contest to be held in the arena at 12:30 p.m. to morrow." Wednesday's events get underway with crops and for estry judging contests at 9 a.m Other events of the day include livestock judging, a beef fitting contest, beef show manship contest- and an nouncement of the beef showmanship championship at 7 p.m. The Medford Kiwanis club's county fair opens at 5:30 p.m. Thursday for a four-day run here. First stage presentation will be held Thursday evening, with other shows reported scheduled nightly through Sunday. In addition, matinee performances scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, starting at 3 p.m. BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4 9 2 Chicago 3 8 1 Raydon, Porterfield (7) .and Foiles; Phillips, Hobbie (6) and S. Taylor. HR Mazeroski and Stuart. Pittsburgh. Kennedy -Sves Labor Bill Takes Place Among Live Washington . (UPD The Kennedy-Ives labor bill, stone cold dead in Congress, took its place today among the very live issues for the fall election campaigns. Killed in some measure by political maneuvering, the bill was scheduled for a re vival by campaigning Demo crats and Republicans alike. Leaders in both parties saw political dividends in Mon day's 198 to 190 house vote which shelved it. "Any Republican in a close district who voted 'no' will have a hard time explaining to his people," said House CAPPING CANDIDATES Paul Geddes, Republican candidate for congressman from the fourth district (left) tries on a chef's hat for size, assisted by Miss Esther Smith, 22, of Applegate, who later was crowned Miss Republican of Jackson County. Beside him, Secretary of State Mark Hatfield, Repub Two Men Killed In Wake of Flash Flood in Sierras Truckee, Calif. (UPD Two men were listed dead today as a result of flash floods that roared through the Sierra Nevada. The floods, touched off late Monday by thunderstorms, forced the closing of U.S. Highways 40 and 395. . fulled in tne tlood were Frederick'; Johnson Jr., 32, Reno, and Joseph Thompson, 23, Redwood City, Calif. ' Thompson was a passenger in an automobile driven by James Olinger, 23, Palo Alto, Calif. Olinger said he was driving on the new freeway section of Highway 40 near Farad, 16 miles , east of Truckee, when a torrent of sludge, big rocks, tree limbs and brush washed down the highway at 7:10 p.m. Saw Torrent Olinger said he saw the torrent coming and jumped from the car. Thompson stay ed in it. The water swept the car off the road into the ram paging Truckee river, which runs alongside the highway. Olinger said he thought he saw Thompson leap from the car about 150 feet down stream,' only to be hit by a floating log. The debris came down in such quantity that no vehicle could move on Highway 40 for two hours. Later, Johnson was killed while trying to clean debris from the highway with a scoop loader. The vehicle fell off the shoulder of the high way into the Truckee river. Contract Awarded For School Addition The Medford school board last night awarded a contract to Jack Batzer, Medford, for construction of a multiple purpose room addition to West Side . school. Batzer's low bid was $35,631. Other bidders were Meyers D. Jones, Medford, $36,900; H. Barnhart, . Medford, $37, 000, and Salter and Klein, Rogue River, $37,182. Construction is expected to start Thursday. The addition will be ready about the mid dle of November school of ficials said. Issues in Fall Democratic leader John W. McCormack (Mass.). "The Republicans have been handed a gold-lined po litical issue if they have the sense enough to take it," said Sen. Barry Goldwater (R Ariz.). McCormack and other Democrats, like Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) who spon sored the bill, contended, that its defeat will let labor rack eteers prey on' unions un checked. ' Republicans who voted against the bill will have to take the blame for that, they said. Goldwater and other Re prau 500 People Attend Republican Roundup Gubernatorial Cand i d a t e Mark Hatfield last night urged a state administration to rep resent "all the people," and Paul Geddes Republican can didate for congressman from the fourth district argued for lower rail freight rates on lumber shipments. They spoke before 500 peo ple at a Republican "round up" in Hawthorne park. ; ' Hatfield, now secretary of state, promised if elected,, he would be a governor, of all the people and not just for his own party. " '. "Also, if elected, I -will not play politics with Oregon's government," Hatfield declar ed. "An example of this is the motor vehicle department which no longer is in the sec retary of state's department. I have received many . com plaints of the poor service. One reason for this ineffici ency is that 11 unclassified positions have been removed from the career men who for merly occupied them and have been given to political ap pointees." Hatfield also promised an administration which would cut costs, and boost the water resources board and its acti vities. Need Dynamic Party "To do all this we need a new, dynamic and aggressive Republican party," Hatfield advised. "The cause of labor is not lost to us. The rank and file laborer thinks for himself and only has to be reached." Regardless of how the Dem ocrats may try to color the issue the gubernatorial race involves only two candidates, he said. The opposition is pre pared to draw from financial resources which have a "bot tomless pit," and "the .rich party" will be struggling along against "big money" WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and warm through Wednesday. Low to night 60; nigh Wednesday 98. Temp. Highest Yesterday 94 Lowest this Morning 59 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:08 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 5:23 a.m. Moonset toninght 9.48 p.m. Firs Quarter Aug. 21 PROMINENT STAR Antares, low in south west -. 10:11 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, to the right of the Moon. Saturn, low in south west 10:4J p.ra. Mars, rises 10. SI p.m. Venus, rises 3:51 a.m. Campaign publicans, like Sens. Carl T. Curtis (R-Neb.) and Karl E. Mundt (R-S.D.) said the blame must be shouldered by Demo cratic leaders who kept the House from improving the "weak" Senate bill. Kennedy issued a " state ment after the House vote de claring, "only (Teamster pres ident) Jimmy Hoffa can re joice at his continuel good luck. Honest union members and the general public can only regard it as a tragedy that politics has prevented the recommendations of the McClellan committee from being carried out this year" lican candidate for governor, gets an assist with a chef's hat by Dorothy Brickley, Med ford. Both candidates are standing by one of the barbecued chicken pits in Hawthorne park in; Medford, where the Republican Roundup was staged last night. Approxi mately 500 persons attended the event. and "big brass" including two U.S. senators and an ex-president, he warned. The problem of transporta tion is one of the major things holding up development of Oregon's timber ' resources, Geddes, a Roseburg attorney, and congressional candidate, declared. .This, he said, , re volves around lack of ade quate transportation and high freight rates. - ' . Boosts Railroad Geddes said he has loudly and often been a critic of the Southern Pacific railroad, but, now that the railroad is trying to undo the bad things, he is all for it and the reduced freight rates, he explained. Such freight reductions would mean a savings of $225 a carload into southern Cali fornia and $275 per carload into Arizona,' he said. This means the difference between idle sawmills and idle men and producing sawmills and working men, he added. Congressman Charles' H. Porter is carrying on "repre sentation by form letter" and is doing nothing, Geddes charged. Gov. Robert D. Holmes and Public Utilities Commissioner Howard Mor gan are taking a neutral stand on the issue when they are supposed to work for the peo- pie, ha further charged. During the first part of the program. Esther Smith, 22, Applegate, was voted in as "Miss Republican of Jackson County" by those attending the political rally. Masoleurti Damage Brings Hearing Ashland Nine youngsters, all under 18, appeared in Ash land municipal court this morping with their parents on charges of vandalism recently in the mausoleum in the Mt. View cemetery in Ashland, pfolice reported. Three girls were severely reprimanded, officers . said. The boys are to appear with their fathers Friday for im position of punishment, an of ficer said. The parents agreed to pay for the damage, which is esti mated at approximately $1,000. . Sunday afternoon and Tues day evening the youths, in cluding three Medford boys, left water taps on, broke plastic flower vases, bent the vase brackets and played with the casket hoist, police said. $650 Worth of Tools Taken from Parked Car A tool box containing ap proximately $650 in tools was stolen last night from the car of Louis Edgar Campbell, Grants Pass, according to city police. Campbell told police the car was parked in the alley be hind Front st. between Main and Eighth sts. He said the tool box weighed 150-200 pounds, according to the re port. Salem (UPD Continued dry weather with no hope for sub stantial rain has forced the restriction of logging in Wash ington and Oregon. New Integration Crisis Develops From Court Action Says Decision Is 'Most Regrettable' Little Rock, Ark. flJPD Gov. Orval E. Faubus de clined today to call a special session of the Arkansas Leg islature to deal with the new Little Rock integration crisis. The new crisis was brought about Monday when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a District Court der cision that would have giveri Little Rock's Central High, school an integration post ponement until midterm, 1961. ' , Faubus said the reversal of U.S. District Judge Harry Lemey's deintegration decis ion by the "court of appeals was "most regrettable." "The higher court's decis ion indicates an indifference and disregard for the will of the people that is most alarm- ' ing and dangerous," he said. Confers With Advisors But at the same time, he ' said, the spotlight in the crisis has moved over "to the school authorities, the officials of the NAACP and the parents of the Negro children." "Any action taken by the chief executive, the Legisla ture or the people before the attitude of these people is known might prove to be pre mature and unnecessary," he said. , Faubus had been, expected to call a special session almost immediately to prepare anti integration legislation. He ap parently decided against It in a long conference with his ad visers. Monday's ruling did not order resumption of racial in tegration in Little Rock. It affired the June, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court order for de segregation of schools. The decision moved the Little Rock case back to its status of last fall, when two federal judges rejected ap peals against integration and forbade Faubus to use Nation al Guardsmen to enforce seg regation ' at Central . High school. ' Little Rock school author ities said they were prepared to battle Monday's ruling as far as the U.S. Supreme Court. State legislators issued terse statements ridiculing the St. Louis court's decision. Demo Headquarters To Open Wednesday Formal opening of the 1958 Jackson County Democratic campaign headquarters will take place at the Esquire Theater Wednesday evening, Aug. 20, at 8 o'clock. A regular monthly meeting of the I Democratic Central committee will be held and plans for the coming cam paign launched, according to "Democratic County Chairman James Redden, i Miss Margaret McGee, form erly with the ' Democratic State committee, will act as campaign executive secretary and will be on duty at the headquarters until after Nov. 4. She has asked for volunteer workers to assist at the head quarters. AH interested are asked to attend the meeting and sign up for part or full time duty. The headquarters is furn ished comfortably and a phone installed, Redden said. The phone number is SP 2-4737. Candidates for state and county office will address the meeting Wednesday evening. Literature will be available and refreshments will be served. A voters registrar will also be on hand. Anyone car ing to register is invited to attend the meeting. Pear Harvest Still Steady, Agent Says The pear crop harvest is continuing steady, County Ex tension Agent Cliff Cordy re ported this morning. He indi cated that picking of Bart letts will continue through this week. D'Anjous are still testing green at this time, the agent said, but should be ready for initial harvest by the end of the week, or early next week. Washington (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower will hold a news conference at 7:30 a.m. (p.d.t) Wednesday, the White House said today. K
