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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1958
No. 129
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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