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Official Reviews
Medford's Traffic
Safety Program
Several gratifying facts and j enforcement of the city's laws
at least one grim one concern- j against jay-walking. Jay-walk-
program in 1957 were pre
sented here yesterday by a
state safety official.
Edward J. Warmonth, man
ager of the traffic safety divi
sion tf the department of mo
tor vehicles, complimented
the traffic safety division of
the department of motor ve
hicles, complimented the city
in particular for gaining rec
ognition from the National
Safety council.
This recognition, for an out
standing program of school
education in traffic safety, is
to be marked by the award
ing of a plaque sometime this
month.
Bright Spot
Another bright spot .War
moth pointed out to the gr,oup
of city officials is Medford's
standing highest in the nine
Oregon cities of comparable
(10-25,000) population.
A third is the city's attain
ing an overall rating of 73
for its traffic safety activi
ties, up three percentage
rjoints from 1956.
But supervision of pedes
trian traffic safety, Warmoth
said, is "very close to being
the bottom of the barrel.'
He pointed out that last
year three of the city's four
traffic deaths were pedestn
ans, and that 23 pedestrian
iniuries were recorded in
addition.
Six Iniured
This vear there have been
no deaths, and six pedestri
ans had been- injured as of
June 30, but the noiiaay
shoDDtne seasons in iMovem
ber and December take the
highest toll of pedestrians,
statistics show.
Warmoth's presentation yes
terday was the "wrap up oi
a two-dav visit in which he
discussed various aspects of
traffic safety with the city
officials most concerned.
He submitted an "Annual
Inventory of Traffic Safety
Activities" for Mediora, a
studv oreDared by the Nation
al Safety council and other
national traffic safety organ
izations. V
This study, he explained,
is based on reports from oill-
cials here. Capt. Clyde C.
Fichtner of the Medford police
department is the "inventory
coordinator" for this city.
Public Support
Warmoth discussed, the need
for public support in improv
ing traffic conditions.
City Manager Robert A.
Duff spoke of 'the difficulty
in gaining such support for
Dag Accused of Bowing To American
Pressure in Middle East Withdrawal
United Nations, N.Y. - (LTD -The
28-nation Afro-Asian bloc
injected itself today into the
Formosa crisis and a Soviet
publication accused Dag Ham
marskjold of bowing to
American pressure in the Mid
dle East.
Sharp Exchange
Pravda, official organ of
the Soviet Communist Party,
printed a dispatch from its
New York correspondent say
ing "U.N. circles believed the
secretary general "yielded to
State Department pressure
and followed the lead of
American diplomacy" on the
issue of withdrawing troops
from the Middle East.
Only Thursday Soviet For
cause of pedestrian accidents.
Warmoth discussed several
recommendations for improve
ment of the crtys traffic pro
gram. These recommendations
and others were included in
the annual inventory.
Saturday Final
Day to Register
Residents of Jackson coun
ty who have moved, and who
have not reregistered, must
do so before 8 p.m., Saturday,
Oct. 4, according to County
Clerk Bereth P. Hopkins. All
voters must be registered by
that time in order to vote in.
the Nov. 4 general election.
Those who do not reregister
by tomorrow's deadline sacri
fice their right to vote for
county officials and measures,
she added.
The law provides that those
who have moved and who
have not reregistered may re
turn to their old precinct, sign
an application for reregistra
tion and vote for state and
district candidates and mea
sures only.
The Jackson county court
house will be open until 9
p.m. Friday and until 8 p.m.
Saturday, Mrs. Hopkins said.
A total of 34,793 persons
had registered in Jackson
county as of Oct. 1, she said.
The figure includes 17,495
Republicans, 16,539 Demo
crats and 759 persons with
miscellaneous party affilia
tions. The new registration
figure gives the Republicans
a margin of 956 registrants.
Crusade Dance Set
Tonight After Game
United Medford Crusade
will hold an after-the-game
dance in the Pioneer room of
the Jackson hotel beginning
at 10 o'clock tonight.
Music will be furnished by
a five-piece band, donated by
the local musicians union. Ad
mission price will be $1 per
person , with all 'proceeds go
ing to the UMC.
Arrangements were made
with the Arthur Murray
dance studio and Ken Brew,
president of the musicians lo
cal. Jackson hotel is donat
ing the use of the room.
UMC workers have collect
ed $31,159 of the 1958 goal
of $131,030 during the first
two weeks of the drive.
eign Minister Andrei Gromy
ko touched xff a sharp ex
change with American Dele
gate Henry Cabot Lodge by
accusing the United States
and Britain of "continued
aggression" in the Middle East
and of violating a U.N. reso
lution recommending their
withdrawal.
Delegates Summoned
At the same time the Afro
Asian bloc summoned dele
gates to a meeting Saturday
to seek ways of easing ten
sions in the Formosa area.
Indonesia requested the
meeting.
' Gromyko's blast at the West
Thursday came despite an
nouncement that British and
Parking Platform
Proposal Presented
To Medford Council
Preliminary plans for a self
service par king platform
straddling the Southern Pa
cific tracks in downtown
Medford were presented to the
city council last night by Rob
ert J. Keeney, local architect.
Keeney, who reportedly
conceived and developed the
idea of such a platform for
Medford himself, described it
as a means of providing the
city with adequate off-street
parking facilities for years to
come.
He emphasized the plat
form's potential expansion,
either in height or length or
both.
He took as a basic structure
a double-deck platform ex
tending above the tracks from
Main st. north to Fifth st. Each
deck he said could accomo
date 200 cars.
Spiral Ramp
The plans call for a spiral
ramp on the northwest corner
of Front and Sixth sts. Elevat
ors would be located adjacent
to the ramp and on Main st.
Keeney showed how the
platform could be enlarged
when necessary by adding
decks above the original ones
or extending the platform up
pr down the tracks.
He gave as an estimated
cost, $1,277 per parking space.
"We have left methods of
financing up to the city," he
said. But he referred the coun
cilmen to the city's 1954 re
port on off-street, parking,
which takes up possible fi
nancing methods.
Successful Elsewhere
Downtown parking decks
have proved successful else
where in recent years, Keeney
said.
The purpose of Keeney's
presentation was to acquaint
councilmen with - the plans.
The council took no formal
action. -
Keeney is reportedly to
make a similar presentation
Monday at the Jackson Coun
ty - Chamber - of Commerce
weekly roundtable luncheon
in the Jackson hotel.
Following a public hearing
at the outset, the council ap
proved partial vacation of the
Rogue Valley Heights Exten
sion subdivision plat to permit
re-subdividing into smaller
.residential lots.
Public Hearing Set
It called for a public hear
ing Nov. 6 on annexation of
an area south and west of Da
kota ave. and Plum st., pro
vided that- if dedication of the
30-foot street necessary for
the extension of Dakota ave.
has not been received from all
property owners concerned by
that date the hearing would
be postponed.
As a final item of business
it approved the motion of
Councilman Don Hansen that
the matter of wrecking-yard
regulation, currently under
consideration by the city
planning commission, be re
ferred to the council as a com
mittee of the whole.
In matters appearing on the
agenda, the council author
ized acquisition . of sanitary
sewer easements on the north
side of property belonging to
the Fraternal Order of Eagles
and on property belonging to
a party identified as DeRoo,
on Corona ave.
Action Deferred
On Councilman Hansen's
motion, it deferred action on
repealing the city's 1942 ordi
nance on storage of explosives
pending further study. City
Manager Robert A. Duff re
ported that the ordinance con
flicted with the Fire Preven
tion code passed in 1957.
The council took corrective
action on land belonging to
Doyle Franklin which had
been incorrectly deeded to the
city by providing a quit claim
American troops . would be
pulled out of . Jordan . and
Lebanon, respectively, this
month.
His unexpected attack set
off one of the sharpest ex
changes of the current session.
Vilification Charged
Lodge replied: ,
. "Mr. Gromyko has not of
fered one scintilla of proof
of one single thing that he
has said. The speech was
straight, unadulterated vilifi
cation. "It is mere billingsgate. It
is abuse with a sinister, ulte
rior motive. Speeches of this
kind make a travesty of the
United Nations."
deed for the land and then ac
cepting the correct property.
It approved an agreement
for the dedication of a 60-foot
right-of-way for the extension
of Stevens st. west from Cra
ter Lake ave. across the
Phipps tract to dead-end at
the edge of the Eagles' prop
erty. The city, for its part, is
to grade and gravel the ex
tension and erect a fence along
its north side, all by June 1,
1959.
Plans, Specifications
The council adopted plans
and specifications to provide
a sanitary sewer and street
paving in Grandview Unit No.
1, north of Grandview mar
ket. ,
It approved A. W. Walker's
request for a license to con
duct public dances at Dream
land, on East Main st.,
through Dec. 31.
And it accepted the speeds
for the Main st.-Eighth st.
couplet proposed by the state
speed control board.
Duff submitted a supple
mental order from the public
utilities commission concern
ing the operation of railroad
trains and crossing signals, in
Medford.
Nationalist China
Told U. S. Would
Talk With Reds
Washington -flJPD- Nation
alist China was on notice to
day that while the United
States will not give ground
under fire, neither will it re
fuse to negotiate with the Chi
nese Reds if they , stop shoot
ing. Officials said that was the
essence of the message Secre
tary of State John Foster
Dulles sent U.S. Ambassador
Everett Drumright in Formo
sa Thursday.' Dulles authorized-
Drumright to convey
the message to Nationalist of
ficials including Generalissi
mo Chiang Kai-shek.
Lacked Equal Prominence
Aides said Dulles felt .Na
tionalist resentment at his and
President Eisenhower's news
conference statements this
week resulted from' the fact
some press reports played up
the administration's willing
ness to make concessions un
der a truce. These reports did
not give equal prominence to
equally strong statements
there would be no retreat un
der fire and no failure to hon
or commitments to Chiang.
Confers With Nixon
Dulles himself, before tak
ing off Thursday for a five
day vacation at his Duck Is
land retreat in Lake Ontario,
said his message to Drum
right was designed to counter
"misconceptions" in Formosa
based on an "exaggerated idea
of a shift of position on our.
part."
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon sought further to allay
the "misconceptions" in a
statement issued Thursday
night in San Francisco. He
said it had been prepared aft
er conferring with Dulles by
telephone. ,
Nixon said any interpreta
tion of Dulles' and Eisen
hower's press conference re
marks as a change or "weak
ening" of the U. S. position in
the Formosa i crisis "is com
pletely erroneous."
Lumber Price Index
Said Dbwn $1.97
Portland- (UPD -Crow's Lum
ber Price Index slipped $1.97
the past, two weeks with most
of the slump blamed on lower
prices for green Douglas fir
dimension. Kiln-dried fir suf
fered a much smaller price
drop,' the index said;
Sanded plywood maintained
a. steady .price level and un
sanded sheating stock: exper
ienced a light tempering in
demaiid but with no import
ant price change.
Faubus Says Schools
Will Remain Closed '
Little Rock, Ark. - (DPD -Gov.
Orvai E. -Faubus said to
day that Little Rock's four
cfosed high schools will stay
closed all year unless the U.S.
government lets them be re
opened as private, segregated
schools. . , -
Presidio, Tex. flJPD The
flooding Rio Grande held
steady today as light rains
again began to fall here.
53rd Year
Medford
24 Pages ,
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e (Despite
Series of Local
Level Walkouts
Plague Company
Agreement Declared
'Good for America'
Detroit - (DPD - Strikes kept
General Motors, world's larg
est automobile producer, tight
ly shut down today in spite'
of a national contract signed
with the United Auto Work
ers Union Thursday night.
The only effect so far of
the agreement was to shift
the strike from one overall
walkout of 275,000 production
workers to a series. of local
level strikes.
To Reopen Bargaining
It did pave the way for the
126 individual plants in 71
cities to reopen as fast as
local bargaining committees
for both the company and the
union could clear away local
level disputes.
But General Motors report
ed no agreements had been
reached this morning and all
plants "remained closed. ;
The GM - UAW ' agreement
was signed Thursday night
after 36 hours of almost con
tinuous bargaining. UAW
President Walter P. Reuther
called it "good for all of
America," and "non-inflationary."
It was similar in basic eco
nomic framework to the Ford
and Chrysler settlements
reached earlier.
Chrysler also was stilL be
set with ' strike difficulties
even though it signed a
master contract for 75,000
production workers last
Wednesday.
Workers Must Ratify
GM Vice President Louis
G. Sea ton said the company
hoped most of the plants
would be back in operation
by the middle of next week.
UAW workers at all plants
must ratify the agreement by
Oct. 20 for it to become ef
fective. 1
The basic-framework terms
of the agreement were identi
cal to those at Ford and
Chrysler - a three-year con
tract; pay boosts of 10 cents
an hour for the first year and
at least 7 cents in each of the
next two; an extra pay boost
of 8 cents an hour for skilled
workers; pension increases;
increases and extension of
supplemental u n e mployment
benefits, and a severance
clause paid from SUB funds.
In addition, UAW President
Water P. Reuther announced
the union obtained improve
ments on other issues that ap
plied particularly to GM
workers.
Police Investigate
Girl's Report
Central Point-The story of
a 13-year-old Central Point
girl who reported to school
officials Thursday that she
had been molested by two
young men Wednesday is be
ing investigated by Central
Point police, it was reported
today.
The girl told school offi
cials that two men, believed
to be about 19 years old,
forced her at knife point into
their car Wednesday noon at
the junior high school. She
explained that they drove her
around the valley for the re
mainder of the afternoon and
that she was molested by
both.. . ,. . ,
Police reported that the
girl was examined by a doc
tor Thursday but. the results
of the medical exinmation are
not known at this time. -
WEATHER
FORECAST: Contended fair to
night and Saturday. Low to
night 45. High Saturday 88-90.
' . . Temp.
Highest Yesterday . .., .93
Lowest this Morning 44
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 5:51 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow .; ' :11 a.m.
Moonrise tonight 9:27 p.m.
Last Quarter .....!. Oct. 5
PROMINENT STARS . -Squarje
of Pegasus, in
the east .-.. 6:39 p.m.
Sirius. in the southeast 3:05 a.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Saturn, low in south
west ; 7:54 p.m.
Mars, rises 8:37 p.m.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1958
BEAUTY GONE-J. C. Collins was proud of
the remodeling of his building at 104 West
Main st. and was especially proud of the
cactus "garden" which he had planted in a
flower box at the front of the building. He
had received a letter from the City of Med
ford congratulating him for beautification
Administrator of
Rogue Hospital
Named by Board
Charles Ivan Gustafson, 27,
a s s i s t a n't administrator at
Good Samaritan hospital,
Portland, has been named ad
ministrator of Rogue Valley
hospital, the- board of direc
tors has announced.
.He will arrive in Medford
about Oct. ' 21, and assume
duties here Nov. 1. He re
places Miss B. J. Larsen, who
has been administrator for the
past six years. She announced
her resignation recently to be
married.
Born in Chadron, Neb.,
Gustafson was educated at
Vancouver,. Wash., High
school, the University of
Washington and the Univer
sity of Michigan. He did grad
uate work in hospital admin
istration at the University of
Michigan.
Assistant Administrator
He has been assistant ad
ministrator at Good Samari
tan hospital since July ' 1,
1957, prior to which he was
administrative resident." . He
also was employed at St. Jo
seph hospital, Ann Arbor,
Mich., while attending the
University of Michigan.
While an . administrative
resident at Good Samaritan,
Gustaf son's training included
rotating through all hospital
departments and special proj
ects under the direction of the
administrator. He also was
secretary of hospital disaster
committee and participated in
labor negotiations.
As an assistant administra
tor, he assisted the adminis
trator in coordination of hos
pital operation and problems
relating to the organization.
Gustafson also served as a lai
sion between the administra
tor and hospital department
heads. Ouring the past few
months,' he assisted the admin
istrator in planning, develop
ing and completion stages of
about $500,000 worth of re
modeling.' Gustafson is a ' member of
the American Hospital associ
ation. He is married and has
one child.
Lebanese Army
Fires on Crowds
Beirut, Lebanon - (UPD - The
Lebanese army opened fire on
mobs demonstrating against
the new government , Thurs
day night and today in action
that turned the page back to
the bloodiest days of Leban
on's summer rebellion.
At' " least three civilians
were reported killed and 12
wounded in the past 24 hours
of violence in Beirut.
U. S. forces were not in
volved - in the - bitter '' street
clashes.
The Lebanese army fired
on the demonstrating crowds
under orders to crush efforts
of supporters of ex-President
.Camille Chamoun to ' keep
Beirut in turmoil. '
Coiraftraidi
Oregon Fire Danger
Remains Critical;
Hunters Cautioned
Salem-fliPR-Gov. Robert D.
of hazardous forest fire areas
The Governor's action, covering private, slate-owned and
federal forest land in the two
areas to entry except by permit for the opening of the hunt
ing .season Saturday.
Elsewhere through the state hunting season will open on
schedule Saturday nforning. The closure order becomes effec
tive at midnight tonight.
By United Press International
The forest fire danger re
mained critical in Oregon to
day and officials cautioned
hunters to use extreme cau
tion in the woods Saturday
when the buck deer season
opens.
Assistant State Forester
Lynn Cronemiller said that a
1200-acre blaze in the China
mountains area south of Port
Orford was held in check all
day Thursday and Thursday
night. Also still in check was
the fire which coverer some
4000 acres east of Gold Beach.
Another blaze covered some
100 acres in private land
about 15 miles east of Ban
dpn and a slash fire in the
Siuslaw national forest on
Good peak about 20 miles
east of Florence covered
more than 50 acres..
Curry county remained
closed to logging. " "
The weather man said no
rain was in sight. ,
Three fires broke . out in
the northeast Oregon district
in the past 24 hours and Dis-
Danger Stays High
In Area Forests
Forest fire conditions in
southwestern Oregon are more
dangerous now than they have
been any time during the sum
mer, federal and state
agencies said today. .. (
Fire danger is high, board
ing oh the extreme, and con
ditions' are expected to go un
changed during the week end,
aqcording to Carroll Brown,
supervisor of Rogue River Na
tional forest, and Curt Ne
sheim, warden for the south
west district,, state department
of forestry. -
They again asked hunters
to use extreme caution while
traveling in forests, and. to
report any fires that come to
their '- knowledge.
Registration Units
Planned in Area
' Mobile voter registration
units ;will be at two locations
in 'arid near Medford between
4 and 7 o'clock, this evening,
the Democratic Central com
mittee, which sponsors the
non-partisan . '.units, . has an
nounced. The units will 'be "at 'the
Food Basket on South Central
ave., and at Matlack's on
West Main st.'.
A unit will be at the Big Y
market in" Medford between
10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday.
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No. 166
of his office. Collins felt he had contributed
to the current "Make Medford Beautiful"
campaign. But the other night vandals de
cided to do something about Collins' garden.
They used a hatchet or long-bladed knife
and "carved up" his cactus garden. The re
sults are shown in the above pho'to. .
(Landis photo)
Holmes today ordered closure
of Coos and Curry counties.
counties in effect closes those
trict Warden W. M.Curtis of
the state forest service said
the condition was critical.
An unattended sheepherd
ers' campfire developed into
a 100-acre fire in the Ukiah
district and two smaller fires
were reported, one near
Ukiah and one in the Wal
lowa . district covering five
acres. All were brought un
der control.
County Fair To Be
Discussed by Group
A meeting to discuss plans
for the future of .a . Jackson
county fair will be held at
8 p.m., Oct. 11, in Bigham
hall on the fairgrounds, ac
'cprding to Mrs. Everett Gib
son, president of the Jackson
County 4-H Leaders associa
tion. '. ? !
Those who have been . in
vited include representatives
of the fair board, 4-H, Future
Farmers of America, Kiwanis,
Grange, Farm Bureau, Med
ford Junior Chamber of Com
merce, fruit growers, farmers,
Jackson County Stockmen's
association and various busi
nesses. Mrs. Gibson said that no
particular sites for the fair
grounds will be considered
although the posse grounds
have been mentioned. The
group also will discuss the
possibility of improving the
present fairgrounds. A
"The past month has seen
considerable interest build up
in regards to the fairgrounds
and the present fair being
held in Jackson county," Mrs.
Gibson said.' "Because of this
a representative '. citizens'
group is meeting to evaluate
the present set-up and discuss
possible plans for the future
of a Jackson county fair."
Eisenhower
Hospital for
Washington (UPD Presi
dent Eisenhower entered the
Army's Walter Reed Medical
Center today.for an overnight
medical check-up.
Accompanied by Doctor
The chief executive checked
in . at the hospital shortly
after 10 a.m. '(p.s.t.).
The President, accompanied
by his doctor, Maj. Gen. How
ard McC. Snyder, was wel
comed -to. Walter Reed as" he
had been a number, of times
by Maj. Gen. Leonard D;
Heaton, commanding officer
Governor Asked
To Declare Scene
Disaster Area
Hot Desert Winds
Help Spread Flames
Monrovia, Calif. - (DPD -- An
out - of - control brush fire
spread a path of destruction
today and Los Angeles super
visors asked Gov. Goodwin
J. Knight to declare the scene
a disaster area.
The flames were carried on
hot desert winds to brushland
made tinder-dry by low hu
midity and scorching tempera
tures. The mercury soared over
the 100-degree mark on the
fire lines and in Los Angeles
some 30 miles to the west
where a spreading blanket c
white smoke blurred the sua.
Solution Dumped
Six aerial tankers, includ
ing two U.S. Forest bervice
converted Martin PBM bomb
ers and four similar tankers
leased from private, com
panies, shuttled back and
forth from a nearby base,
dumping thousands of gallons
of a borate-water solution on
the flames.
Fire crews backfired at
ridges in an effort to contain
the blaze that sent embers
floating over firebreaks to
start new outbreaks.
County Fire Chief Keith
Klinger estimated damage to
homes and valuable watershed
in excess of $1 million with
no indication of control.
Homes Destroyed
Monrovia Fire Chief T. Ted
Becker set a figure of 3,000
acres as the total burn thus
far. At least a dozen struc
tures, including outbuildings
of a boys camp, and possibly
20 estate-sized homes have
been destroyed.
A small army of 1.000 fire
fighters manned the firelines
during the night, calling into
action some 400 to 500 pieces
of equipment.
County, to Receive
$116,584 from State
Salem-More than $2.5 mil
lion in department of motor
vehicles teceipts .,have beer
transferred to the state-highway
fund 'tor distribution to
counties, the department has
reported. '
The $2,563,467.99 repre
sents a portion of receipts for.
the third quarter of 1958. It
compares with $2,283,800.55'
distributed during the third
quarter of 1957. The distribu
tion was from fuel taxes,
motor vehicle registrations
and drivers' license receipts
only. Other receipts by . the
Public Utilities commission
for weight-mile taxes will sub
sequently be added to make
up the bulk of the total mon
ies distributed.
: Distribution is- made on
the basis of the number- of
vehicles registered by coun
ties. From the total highway
fund, 19 per cent of receipts'
is distributed back to coun
ties for use in road building
and maintenance. .
The distribution by counties
includes: ' '
, Jackson $116,584.17, Jose
phine $51,089.99 and Klamath
$75,887.70. .
Deer Causes Crash
On Butte Falls Road
A deer jumping on the
highway caused a one-car ac
cident about 2vajn. today on
the Butte Falls highway, four
j miles .east of Highway 62,' ac
cording to state police.
A Kcar driven by John
George Winters, ' 1468 South
Columbus ave., Medford, was
traveling east, police said. Tne
car swerved to miss the deer,'
went off the shoulder, struck
an enbankment and rolled
over. 'they said.
Winters was taken to Sac
red Heart hospital by Med
ford Ambulance service. 'He
was treated for a broken leg,
officials said. ,
Enters Army
Check-Up
of the huge Army medical
center.
Plans to Play Golf
Eisenhower hoped to be out
of the hospital before mid-day
Saturday and," weather per
mitting, he was expected to
play golf as soon as his phy
sical tests were completed.
He spent a busy morning
before leaving for the hos
pital, devoting much of his
time to. plans for one of the
most active political efforts
he has undertaken in the re
cent years. rf
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