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Little Rock. Ark.-XPD-Arkansas
Legislature today
appropriated $20,000 for an
investigation of "Commu
nist influence" in the state
branch of the National As
sociation for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
Little Rock, Ark.-ffiPD-Gov.
Orval Faubus appeared today
to have maneuvered the U.S.
Supreme Court into a spot
where it may not decide on
integration in Little Rock's
Central High until after the
school has opened with white
students only.
A special session of the
Arkansas Legislature was set
to recess today after voting
Faubus personal power to
close Central if it is faced
with Negro integration.
The lawmakers also passed
a bill delaying Central's open
faubus w chili mm
Teamster 'Paper Officers' v'
Uncovered by Investigators
St. Louis Union
Official Unaware
Of Council Doings
Washington -(UPD- Senate
rackets investigators, who dis
covered phony Teamsters "pa
per locals" last year, believe
now they have dredged up a
case of "paper officers" in the
big union.
The committee today con
tinued its investigation of Har
old J. Gibbons, the St. Louis
Teamsters vice president con
sidered closest to the presi
dential throne occupied by
James R. Hoffa.
Favored Protege
While inquiring into the dis
puted election of Gibbons to
head St. Louis Joint Council
13 of the Teamsters, the com
mittee ran into Local 447, also
called the Carnival and Allied
Workers Union. That union's
founder, Harry Karsh, and six
of its officers cast the votes
that gave Gibbons a 76-70 vic
tory in the joint council elec
tion last January. Karsh was
pictured as a favored protege
of Gibbons.
The new discovery came
Thursday when the commit
tee called two of the Local
447 ofifcers, president Ver
non F. Kohrn and secretary
treasurer Harold L. Brocies.
They testified they lived in
Tampa, Fla., not St. Louis,
where the local is headquar
tered, and that they were ap
pointed by Karsh, not elected
by the membership. The ap
pointments were made oy
telephone just before the joint
council election.
Had Never Seen Books
Further, Kohrn testified, he
didn't know the first thing
about the joint council, had
never seen Local 447's books
and wasn't even sure where
the union's office was located.
Committee counsel Robert
F. Kennedy said Kohrn and
his fellow officers actually
were "foremen" working as
operators of various "kiddie
rides" for Royal American
Shows, and weren't even un
ion members in good standing
because they paid dues only
six months a year.
The committee called Karsh,
but got no information other
than his name and address. He
refused to answer 52 other
questions on grounds he might
incriminate himself.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Variable cloudiness
through Saturday. Low tonight
48-50. High Saturday 85-88.
Temp:
Highest Testerday 87
Lowest this Morninf 49
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 6:52 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5:34 a.m.
Moonnse today 6:55 p.m.
Last Quarter Sept. 6
PROMINENT STAR
CapeUa, low in north- -
east 11.44 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, sets .. 8:29 p.m.
Saturn, low in south
west 10:0S P-m-
Mars, rises 10:25 p.m.
Venus, rises 4:17 jn.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1958
EGRATI0E3 .BATTLE
ing until Sept. 15. Chief Jus
tice Earl Warren announced
late Thursday the Supreme
Court would meet again Sept.
11 for a full hearing on the
integration crisis in Little
Rock.
But Faubus signed neither
bill into law. And it appeared
he might delay doing so in
definitely which is possible
so long as the Legislature is
technically still in special
session.
"Until I sign the bill which
provides for the opening of
the school on Sept. 15, the
school opening will be in the
hands of the school board,"
Faubus told a press confer
ence. "You can ask them when
school will open."
The school board already
has announced Little Rock
'It Worked Fine As Long As Nobody Asked,
'Or Else What?'"
Communists Renew
Attacks on
Taipeh, Formosa (UPD
Communist Chinese artillery
blasted the Nationalist-held
Quemoy Islands again today
in what some sources said
was a pre-invasion 'bombard
ment. Some Nationalist govern
ment offices began moving
Small House Burns
At 401 Orchard -
A small house burned yes
terday afternoon at the 401
orchard, the district office of
the state department of for
estry reported.
Twelve forest patrolmen
were sent about 2:30 p.m.
Origin of the fire and name
of occupants ' of the house
were not learned.
Bulletin
A truck driver working
on the Talent project died
this morning when his truck
plunged off a dike into 15
feet of water just above
Howard Prairie dam. ac
cording lo bureau of recla
mation officials.
The driver, identified as
J. R. Blankenship, about
38. of a trailer park in Ash
land, apparently lost con
trol of his rock truck about
8:45 a.m. as he was driving
it across an earth-filled
dike. It reportedly sank to
the bottom, upside down.
Blankenship was driving
for the R. A. Heinlz Con
struction ' company, Port
land. Officials said he had
possibly driven too close to
the edge of the dike and
the wheels of the truck had
slipped on loose gravel.
Tribune
schools will open on Sept. 8,
three days before the next
Supreme Court hearing.
Faubus action put squarely
on the hot seat School Super
intendent Virgil T. Blossom
with whom the governor has
feuded since last September.
Blossom, in Washington for
Thursday's court session, an
nounced the board would
meet Monday in Little Rock
to consider the date of Cen
tral's opening. He would not
say what recommendation he
would make to the board.
Warren said in announcing
the delay the court had assur
ances Central would not open
until Sept. 15. But it was
learned members of the board
and their attorneys claimed
none of them gave the court
any "assurance" about the
date.
Blossom will have tough
Quemoy
out of Taipeh into the su
burbs as a precaution against
possible Communist air at
tacks. The Nationalist Defense
Ministry said the Reds hurl
ed a 7,100-round bombard
ment early in the dav at the
small islands of Taian and
Ehrtan in the Quemoy group,
which controls the entrance
to the Communist port of
Amoy.
The ministry announced
later that the Red shore bat
teries fired an additional
1,810 high explosive shells
into Big Quemoy in two
hours. - '
The Central News Agency
and the Military Information
Service, both official agencies
here, predicted that Tatan
would be subjected to ex
tremely heavy shelling for
from three to five days, fol
lowed by an invasion at
tempt. Premier Chen Cheng call
ed on Formosa today to pre
pare for any crisis" including
the bombing of Taipeh
The Nationalists defied
round the clock Communist
demands it surrender the off
shore islands and rounded
up Communist agents during
the night in a sudden, five-
hour clampdown of emer
gency martial law.
Sputnik Rocket Not
Visible for Week
Portland (UPD Mrs. Rob
ert Boardwell of the Oregon
Moonwatch Team said today
that the Thursday night cross
ing of the Sputnik III rocket
over Oregon would be the
last over this region for at
least a week. Sightings Thurs
day night were rare due to
a prevailing overcast.
Price 10 cents
No. 137
sledding if he tries to delay
the opening.
United Press International
asked a source close to the
governor why Faubus did not
sign into law the bills he him
self had requested so vehem
ently in his opening speech to
the special session.
"The bills were passed in
an emotional crisis and under
pressure," the informant said.
"The governor does not want
to sign them under pressure.
"He would have no neces
sity to use the bills at all if
the Supreme Court would up
hold the stay granted by
Justice Gardner and order a
full-dress review of the case."
His reference was to Archi
bald K. Gardner, chief justice
of the Eighth Circuit Court of
Appeals, who granted Little
Rock a delay in admitting
Negroes.
Russia Claims
Dogs in Rocket
Flight Returned
London - (UPD - Soviet Rus
sia claimed today to have
brought two dogs safely back
to earth from, a super-stratospheric
rocket.
A' Moscow Radio broadcast
said the animals were rocket
ed to a height of about 280
miles Aug. 27.
The Soviet broadcast
claimed the one-stage rocket
landed "in a precisely allocat
ed sector."
The rocket was launched
by Soviet Russia "in ac
cordance with the IGY pro
gram, Moscow Radio said.
Apparatus Installed
It said that apparatus for
the study of the upper layers
of the atmosphere also was
installed in the rocket.
The Soviets have previous
ly reported recovering rocket
ed dogs in preparation for
the dog-carrying Sputnik.
In Wednesday's flight, the
dogs were enclosed in a
heremetically-sealed cabin,
the broadcast said.
Total weight of the scienti
fic apparatus, including the
dogs and their - cabin, taken
aloft by the rocket was re
ported to be about 1,680
kilograms - or about 3,800
pounds.
The broadcast said all the
apparatus worked normally
during the flight.
Cottage Grove Woman
Object of Search
. Cottage Grove - (UPD - A
search was under way near
here today for a 46-year-old
mother of four sons who has
been missing since 6 p.m
Wednesday.
Mrs. Zephra Akins was last
seen at her home five miles
west of here by her family.
Boundaries for Schools in Medford
District Reviewed by Local Officials
Boundaries for schools an
the Medford' district have
been announced by school
officials.
Hedrick Junior High school
students will come from that
area east of Bear Creek. In
addition, students in the area
between Bear creek and the
Southern Pacific railroad
tracks, from Fourth St.- south
to the school district boun
dary, also will attend Hed
rick. Ninth graders from Lone
Pine and Howard districts
also will enroll at Hedrick.
McLoughlin Junior High
school students will come
from the rest of the district to
the west. Ninth graders from
Griffin Creek also will attend
McLoughlin.
Medford High school will
servethe entire district.
Elementary school boun
daries: Jackson-North of West
Main St., and from Holly and
Moist Air Eases
Fire Situation
In Oregon Woods
Threat To Vale
-Temporarily Ended
By United Press International
With misty rains dampen
ing tinder-dry Oregon forest
lands and moist marine air
pushing humidity readings
up, forestry officials were
breathing easier Friday.
Only one fire-the 1,000
acre Canyon Creek blaze in
the Willamette National Forest-remained
out of control.
Some 800 dog-tired fire-fighters
were toiling with hand
tools to get a trail around
the blaze. Although the fire
hasn't spread since Wednes
day the fire-fighters have,
been hampered by the steep,
rugged terrain and the thick
brush and timber in their ef
forts to trail the blaze. -
Guy Johnson, regional fire
control officer for the U. S.
forest service said it was an
ticipated that control of the
fire would be gained today.
Siskiyou Fire Controlled
The Dry Creek fire south
of the North Santiam river
and the Bunker creek fire in
the Siskiyou National forest
were brought under control
Thursday, Johnson said.
A 16,000-acre blaze that at
one time threatened the town
of Vale was brought under
control Thursday, although
fire-fighters were worried that
gusty winds might whip the
16-mile-wide fire over shaky
fire lines. Also ' controlled
Thursday was a 4,000-acre
fire in the Baker district. Sev
eral other fires in the East
ern Oregon area were in the
mop-up stage Thursday night,
according to John C Hunt,
fire control officer for the
Bureau of Land Management.
Zones Closed Tight
The State Department of
Forestry announced that
zones 8, 9 and 10 were still
under absolute closure to log
ging in Oregon Thursday
night.
All restriction on zones 1,
2, 4 12, 15 and 18 had been
lifted by midnight Thursday.
Still on a midnight to noon
hoot owl logging basis were
zones 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, and
17, however.
All logging restrictions in
Western Washington were
lifted Thursday with the ex
ception of the Snoqualmie Na
tional forest, which remained
on a 1 p.m. hoot owl basis.
Snider Only One
To File for Post
John W. Snider was virtu
ally assured of a second term
as mayor of Medford today
as the noon deadline for filing
of nominating petitions passed
without the appearance of a
rival candidate..
Two city councilmen, Don
ald Hansen of Ward II and
Robert Baccus of Ward III,
were also unopposed.
The two remaining council
seats are thus expected to
provide the only contests be
tween now and the Nov. 4
elections.
Three candidates have filed
for the Ward I seat. They
include Fred Robinson, the
incumbent, Roy Wilkes and
William Doernbach.
The two nominees for the
Ward IV seat being vacated
by Paul Mayers are Stanley
Stark and George Stacey.
The mayor's office is for a
two-year term. The council
man sit four years, four of
thetotal of eight being elect
ed every two years.
Welch sts., inclusively, west
to Sage rd. and including Ross
lane. Students on this portion
of Ross lane will be transport
ed to Jackson.
Jefferson-South 4 of West
Main st. from the Southern
Pacific tracks to and includ
ing both sides of South Oak
dale ave. Students living
south of Stewart ave. also
will attend Jefferson.
Lincoln -Between Bear
creek and the Southern Paci
fic tracks (excluding the small
area east of South Riverside
ave. and south of East 12th st.
whose student residents may
attend Roosevelt if more con
venient. Students in the area
north of Main st. from and in
cluding Holly and Welch sts.
east of the railroad tracks also
will attend Lincoln.
Hoover-East and southeast
of Roosevelt school service
area boundary and extended
to the school district boun
ANTENNA DOWN A "crop duster" air
plane this morning struck a guy wire hold
ing the transmitting antenna of radio sta
tion KDOV, Medford. The tower fell to
ward Barneburg hill, and was reported to
be a complete loss. The plane was not dam
AG's Opinion to
Be Studied by
District Attorney
An opinion from Attorney
General Robert Y. Thornton
on payment of money to coun
ty budget committee members
willbe studied, and if such
payments appear to have
been illegal, budget commit
teemen will be asked to re
turn the money received, Dis
trict Attorney Thomas J.
Reeder said today.
Total money involved is
about $200, which Reeder
said was paid the past two
years for expenses incurred.
Reeder said he understands
the practice was discontinued
this year. He emphasized that
the county court was not
aware such payments may
have been illegal when they
were made.
At the conclusion of his
opinion,, Thornton said his of
fice, does not make investiga
tions into such matters.
"This is a factual issue
which is to be determined by
you," Thornton wrote Reeder.
Could Start Suit
If such payments are de
termined to be illegal, Thorn
ton advised Reeder he could
start civil suit against the
county court. Reeder said,
however, he probably would
not need to do this.
' Thornton quoted the state
law which states that the
budget committee shall not
receive any compensation for
its services while preparing
budget estimates.
Expenses are allowed dur
ing performance of official
duties, Thornton wrote. How
ever, these expenses do not
cover payment for travel to
and from home and the usual
place of work, or expenses
for meals at the usual place
of work.
Considering payments to
the budget committee from
county emergency funds,
Thornton stated that the state
law specifies "such emergency
fund shall be applied only to
payment of . . . unforseen
expenditures." Payments
which do not come under this
definition are illegal, Thorn
ton added. However, whether
or not an emergency exists
can best be determined by the
county court, Thornton said.
Minneapolis (UPD Offi
cials said it may take a month
to determine the cause of a
crash of .a Northwest Air
lines plane in which 49 per
sons were injured here Thurs
day.
dary
Roosevelt-South of Spring
st., east of Bear creek, west
of and including Sunrise ave.,
Glen Oak ct., and Barneburg
rd.; Aloha ave., that part of
Valley . View between Harri
son st. and Capital ave., and
Capital ave. west of the inter
section, with Valley View dr.
Wilson-East of Bear creek
and north from and including
Spring st. to the north school
boundary. Students on Biddle
rd. also will attend Wilson.
Washington-West of South
Oakdale ave.. through Cherry
lane between the center line
of West Main st. and the cen
ter line of Stewart ave.
Oak Grove and West Side-
The areas will have the same
boundaries as in other years
with the exception that Ross
lane students previously at
tending Oak Grove school
can be transported to Jackson
school.
aged, and continued to the airport. A new
tower will be installed starting Tuesday. A
temporary antenna was expected to be
ready for use this afternoon or early tomor
row morning. 1
i (Knackstedt Photo)
Transmitting Tower
Falls When Hit by
Crop Duster Plane
The 405 -foot transmitting
antenna of radio station
KDOV, Medford, toppled to
the ground early this morn
ing when a "crop duster" air
plane struck the antenna guy
wires.
Vernon Ludwig, Medford,
one of the partners in the sta
tion, located south of Medford
on Highway 99, estimated
damage between $10,000 and
$12,000. He said the tower
was a complete loss, and it
would take probably about 10
days to install a new trans
mitting antenna. Work- is due
to start Tuesday.
A temporary antenna was
being installed today, and the
station planned to resume
broadcasting this afternoon or
early tomorrow morning.
Spraying Orchard
William E. Rosenbalm, of
Medford Air Service,, pilot of
the plane, was spraying or-
Members of 'Club'
Checked for Disease
More than two dozen mem
bers of what is apparently a
locaj "sex club," most of them
juveniles, are being examined
by Jackson county health of
ficials in connection with an
outbreak of venereal disease
to which they have all pos
sibly been exposed.
Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county
health officer, reported at
noon today that "quite a few
have been in," and "a number
of cultures are pending."
Only two positive cases of
disease have been discovered
so far. It was their discovery
which triggered a widespread
investigation by Medford po
lice while Dr. Merkel was out
of town early this week. , .
Dr. Merkel and his staff are
engaged now in an all-out ef
fort to run down all who may
have been exposed. He said
there were 24 or 25 known
possibilities.
A city policeman assigned
to' the case is carrying a note
pad containing 60 names, how
ever. Brought to Light
The presence of the disease,
and the existence of the group
engaged in sexual promiscu
ity, was brought to light last
Sunday afternoon when a 19
year - old California youth
came to the Medford police
station to complain of symp
toms of gonorrhea.
He also asked that 15-year-old
Medford girl be examined
as the possible source of his
infection.
The Jackson county health
nurse, in charge of the office
in Dr. Merkel's absence, re
fused to have the youth ex
amined. She said his parents'
consent was required since he
was a minor.
Medford police were forced
to. book the youth on a tech
nical charge of vagrancy to
keep him under observation,
and theit referred him to a
doctor known to them. The
doctor examined the youth
Monday, and confirmed that
he had contracted gonorrhea.
Girl Questioned
Meanwhile, the 15-year-old
girl was questioned. She fur
nished police with a list of
ten men with whom she had
recently, engaged In sex rela
tions. The list included, aside
from local names, those of a
man in Portland and a mar
ried man from Tacoma, Wash.
She too, it developed, was
infected with the disease. She
was treated and is still in cus
' i
chards south of the station
along Bear creek when the ac
cident happened. Rosenbalm
returned to Medfort airport
and landed the craft. Medford
Air service officials said the
plane sustained no damage.
Rosenbalm was not injured.
1 The tower fell about one
minute before 6 a.m. when the
station was to start broadcast
ing for the day, Ludwig said.
Crews this morning were de
termining how many guy
wires were struck, if more
than one, and whether the
ower itself was struck, Lud
wig said. . .
He said witnesses told him
the , plane struck guy wires
about 200 feet above ground
The tower was installed late
in July.
The station went on the air
Aug. 15. Other partners arelpart of the embattled Strait
Paul Ward, Medford, and K.
C. (Ken) Lawrence, Gold Hill.
tody. County juvenile author
ities stated today that a peti
tion recommending the girl's
commitment to the state
school on the basis of her sex
ual promiscuity and being be
yond parental control is being
filed.
Yesterday, police interro
gated two Medford girls, 13
and 14, in connection with
their being runaways from
home. They furnished police
with a new list, bearing 22
names. Running down the
names on the two lists has fur
nished still further leads.
Cases Confirmed
However, no more cases of
infection have been con
firmed. "It doesn't look as bad as it
did at first," Dr. Merkel said
this noon. He said no more
"acute evidence" had ap
peared. But, he added, a num
ber of cultures have been tak
en and are being studied for
possible evidence of the dis
ease. Furthermore, there is no
sign that the list of those who
may have been exposed is
complete.
One of the runaway girls
yesterday' reportedly told po
lice that she and the others
would gather on Saturday
night in unpatrolled parts of
town. There, they would get
intoxicated, she reportedly
said, and would , engage in
promiscuous sex relations.
Dr. Merkel said that state
officials have reported an in
crease in the past year of ven
ereal disease in Oregon, and
that such cases appear espe
cially prevalent among juve
niles. Caution Urged in
Forest Traveling
Rogue River National for
est officials today asked resi
dents planning trips into the
forest this week end to use
caution around camps and
other sources of fires.
Officials said the forests
are dry, and it will take a
hard rain to ease fire condi
tions.
About 20 men remained on
a fire on the Cascade summit
south of Crater Lake Na
tional park today mopping
up a seven-acre fire . which
started from a lightning strike
last week. It flared up Tues
day.
Carrier Midway
Ordered To Join
Seventh Fleet
Jet Pilots Given
Permission To Chase "
Washington (UPD Presi
dent ' Eisenhower, summoned
Acting Secretary of State
Christian A. Herter to the
White House today and con
ferred with him on Formosa.
Concerning the Red Chi
nese threat to attack Nationalist-held
offshore islands in
the Formosa Strait, White
House Press Secretary Jar s
C. Hagerty said: "The United
States Is watching the situa
tion." Midway On Move
As Herter entered the
White House there were these
other developments:
-The Navy ordered the
giant carrier Midway 'to the
Formosa area. This brings to
six the number of carriers
operating with the 7tb Fleet
in the Pacific:
-Authoritative sources re
ported that U.S. jet pilots
have been instructed to chase
attacking Communist planes
most of the way across the
Formosa Strait.
The Midway sailed from
Honolulu accompanied by the
heavy cruiser Los Angeles.
Reinforcement of the 7th
Fleet in the face" of Red
China's menacing activities
in the Formosa Straits brings
its total strength to 53 com- -
bat ships.
Carries 100 Planet
The Navy did not say how
many airplanes were aboard
the Midway. The 45,000-ton
carrier is able to handle up to
100 aircraft.
Authoritative sources re
ported meantime that U.S.
Pacific Forces have given
their jet pilots permission to
pursue attacking Red planes
across most of the Formosa
Straits.
The sources told " United
Press International the Pa
cific Command has relaxed
the "hot pursuit" boundary
line that in the past made
a haven for Red Chinese jets
Warning lo China
The report came as the
State Department warned the
Reds that it would be folly,
for them to carry out their
new threat to invade the Nationalist-held
offshore islands
of Quemoy and Matsu.
The former "hot pursuit"
boundary line generally fol
lowed the Red-held mainland
at distances ranging from 25
to 50 miles from shore.
It was understood the new
pursuit line order would not
extend to the mainland it
self, but details were not re
vealed.
The State Department "
statement released late Thurs
day, did not say whether the
U.S. would fight to defend
Quemoy or other islands near
the Chinese mainland.
But it renewed Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles' -warning
of last Saturday
that it would be "highly
hazardous" for Red China to
assume that an attempt to
conquer the offshore islands
could be a limited operation.
Ashland Files List
Of City Candidates
Ashland today filed a
certification" of candidates for
municipal positions with the
county elections department.
Deadline for filing is 5 P-m.
today. Election will be held
Nov. 4.
The requirement does not
apply to cities of less than
2,009 population which make
up their own ballot, an elec
tions department spokesman
said.
Ashland candidates who
filed include: city recorder,
two-year term, one vacany
open, W. E. Bartelt; treasurer,
two-year term, one position,
Guy E. Clark and Paul R.
Finnell.
Candidates who have filed
for city council, four-year
term, three positions open,
include Darrell E. Beard,
Kenneth H. Jones, David S.
Kerr, Donald E. Lewis, Rus
sell Osborn, Arthur M. Peters,
Mrs. R. H. (Virginia) Wester
field and W. P. (Bill) Wright.
Those filing for park com
mission, four-year term, three
positions, include John C.
Cotton, Jean F. Eberhart, and
Archie C. Fries Jr.
Salem (UPD Members of
the State Board of Higher
Education and the State
Board of Education will hold
a joint meeting here Sept. 4.
Norfolk, Va. (UPD The
Norfolk School Board has
announced it will enroll 17
Negroes in six white schools
Sept. 8.