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Miller, the only foreign newsman on the scene, that Russia has delivered highly accurate, long-range 12-inch guns to the Red-held coast. 34.5 Per Cent of Campaign Goal Reached by UMC Dick Travis. United Med ford Crusade campaign chair man, reported yesterday that $45,151, or 34.5 per cent of the $3131,030 goal, had been collected. The total is about $4,000 more than was collected at this time last year, he noted at yesterday's weekly report meeting. Leading the divisions in col lections is the public employ ees division, headed by Ellott Becken, with 84 per cent of its goal. Other leading divi sions are Larry Clark's spe cial gifts, 73 per cent; Dr. Frank Wilson's professional, 52 per cent; Russ Hogue's lumber, 43 per cent; and Jack Creager's service division, 42 per cent. Leaders "Arrested" Three division leaders, who have reported low collections, were "arrested" by Medford Police Capt. Clyde Fichtner. They were Fred Robinson, commercial division, Jim Rag land, retail, and Ray Menke, distribution. Their collections totaled 5, 6 and 7 per cent of their goals, respectively. They were "charged" with buck hunting without results; failure to clean ud on the game; failure to drive the bucks within shooting range; stump hunting instead of beat ing , the brush; shooting the bull instead of going after the buck; failure to use both bar rels to stir section leaders and workers where it will do the most good; and being caught with UMC literature, pledge cards and prospect en velopes in their possession when the items should have been with the prospect." Charges were signed by Travis, and read by District Attorney Thomas Reeder. They were given seven days in which to assemble their case and make restitution, and posted pledges equaling $3,000. Yesterday's luncheon in the YMCA was served by Kiwan ian Dames. Agness Road Grading Bids Are Requested Portland -(LTD The Federal Bureau of Public Roads today called for bids for grading of five miles of the Agness road in Siskiyou National forest in Coos and Curry counties. Budget Committee Members to Return Money When Directed by County Court Budget committee expense money will be returned when the county court so directs, two of the three budget com mittee members involved stat ed today. M. T. (Tom) Wray, Medford, and Roger Rath, Ashland, were asked by telephone to day when they plan to return the expense money which District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder has said was paid them illegally. "I'll return the money when the county tells me. It's up to the county court," Wray said. Rath asked what the other budget committee members fKSfel RIBUNE Mansion on List, ml ;5.. ufl . $wj: MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1958 Such guns, half again as large as the 8 - inchers that had furnished the Communist "Sunday punch," could pound the Quemoys at what amounts to point-blank range. They also could blanket the Mat sus, only lightly bombarded in the past because they were mostly out of range. News Blackout The U.S. and Nationalist China, meantime, clamped a news blackout on the move ments of supply convoys to offshore islands. There were persistent reports that U.S. destroyers escorted a Nation alist convoy to Quemoy in spite of the Red warnings that the ceasefire was contingent on the end of such operations. Official American and Na tionalist spokesmen refused to answer any questions con cerning the supply operations. An American spokesman re" f erred all questions to Wash ington. A Defense Ministry spokesman said it was not authorized to comment. Not Sign of Weakness In Peiping, Red Vice Pre mier Chen Yi warned the U.S. against misinterpreting the temporary ceasefire as a sign of "weakness." Speaking at a reception in the East German Embassy, Chen reit erated the Communist deter mination to "liberate" the offshore islands, including Formosa. And, according to Radio Peiping, Chen warned that "no foreign interference will be tolerated at all" by the Communists to achieve these ends. Wernmark Named Chairman of Drive K. C. (Swede) Wernmark, Central Point, has been nam ed chairman of Jackson coun ty's "Dollars for Democrats" drive, party officials have announced. The Democratic fund drive will be conducted on a door-to-door basis by precinct workers in an effort to obtain $1 from all Democrats. Wern mark said the drive, origin ally scheduled Sept. 26-29, was postponed until ' after Oct. 4 to enable Democrats to continue their registration drive. A tentative schedule of Oct. 10 to 13 is scheduled for the fund drive. Area chairmen appointed by Wernmark include Myrtle Newton and Gertrude Wil meth, Ashland; Larry Shee han, Rogue River; and Scott Hamilton, Central Point. said and then concurred with Wray's statement. "I didn't ask for the money," Rath added. "I signed over the money to the Chil dren's hospital in Portland. But, if they think it should be' returned, I'm certainly willing to pay the money back. I think the commission ers should be approached on this thing, too.", - . Reeder said today he will call the three budget commit tee members involved, Wray, Rathi and Arnold Bohnert, Central Point, and inquire when they will pay the money back to the county. Bohnert could not be reached this ir;"X Anti-Government ReceTvedTrom irs I J' ; I tf.-jf'' M L T if Little Rock- Ark-UPD-Gov. , I p i J!Q.PSl1 " ':V ' a MOlK larOet OI Orval E. Faubus charged to- J i ilSST' jT HAROLD H. BURTON Appointed in 1945 Justice Burton Retires From Supreme Court Washington (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower today ap pointed Potter Stewart, 43-year-old member of the U. S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, in the Middle West, as an associate jus tice of the Supreme Court to succeed justice Harold H. Burton. Washington (UPD The re tirement 'of SupremeCmrrt Justice Harold H. Burton" will give President Eisenhower a majority of his own appoint ees on the court for the first time. His other four appointees have all backed public school desegregation. Burton, a one-time Repub lican senator from Ohio when he was named to the high trib unal by President Truman in 1946, notified the President he would leave the bench "with regret but in accord ance -with competent medical advice and with the best in terests of all concerned." He was 70 years old June 22. The President late Monday announced the retirement, ef fective Oct. 13. Names No Successor No successor was named immediately. The President's last three appointments have been experienced jurists John M. Harlan, 59, in 1956; William J. Brennan, oz, in 1956, and Charles E. Whit taker, 57, in 1957. Eisenhower's first ap pointee, Chief Justice Earl Warren, 67, had no experience as a judge but was once attor ney general of California and held a doctor of laws degree. During past vacancies spec ulation on possible appointees has included such men as Judge Potter Stewart of the Sixth Circuit Court of Ap peals and Judge Elbert B. Tuttle. of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Presi dent in the past has voiced his intention to name as jus tices men with backgrounds as jurists. Newport, O r e. (UPD T h e body of James Venable, 33, Astoria, was found by skin divers here Monday; morning. Reeder said Sept. 16 he had mailed letters to the three budget committee members requesting a total of $410 in expense money be returned to the county. No deadline for payment was set. In his letters, Reeder quot eda recent attorney general's opinion on the legality of pay ing $10 a day expense money to the budget committee, a practice which has since been discontinued. The opinion stated that, according to state law, it is the district attor ney's duty to recover any money improperly paid by county officials. Lebanon Troops Beirut, Lebanon - (UPD - Le banese army troops fired on anti-government mobs man ning barricades blocking the main road to Damascus to day. At least 20 persons were reported injured. It was the worst outbreak of violence since Christian Phalangist supporters of ex President Acmille Chamoun called a general strike against the government 15 days ago. It came on the heels of a tommygun attack by terror ists on a crowded bus in the heart of Beirut. At least 13 passengers were wounded in what appeared to be an at tempt to enforce the general strike. Dive for Cover The newest firing came from inside the Phalangist sector but an army tank which roar ed up to the nearest barricade found it unmanned. A few hours later another sniper sent bullets whining off the pavement beside an army tank at the other end of the Pace des Canons," forcing the tank crew to dive for cover while troops on nearby roof tops fired back. A Lebanese army armored car used its machineguns and cannon against demonstrators who threw up a flaming bar ricade on th'e" maTrt'liighway to Damascus a short distance from the Defense Ministry. $90 Said Missing From Fire Station The apparent theft of $90 from a locker in the Medford fire department's main sta tion on North Front st., is currently under investigation by city police. The money, four $20 bills and one $10 bill, was taken between Monday rrjSbrning and Wednesday morning last week, according to police. Reportedly two years' pro ceeds from the sale of cig arettes, the money was kept in a drawer of an unlocked locker belonging to Warren Leroy Ritchie, a hoseman, whose home address is 1011 South Holly st., the police record showed. It was reported that sev eral members of the depart ment had permission to en ter the locker. Fire Chief Gordon R. Bar ker reported- the incident to police. Two Firms Entered On Jackson Street Would-be burglars entered two East Jackson st. establish ments last night but failed to get any loot, Medford police reported today. Both Modern Plumbing company, 613 East Japkson st., and Hamacher Lumber company, 609 East Jackson, were broken into, police said. Nothing appeared to .-be missing, the report added. The burglars bungled an attempt to open a safe and a cash box in the plumbing company's building, according to police. Police said they searched the area for several hours in the belief that the frustrated thieves were still around, but without success. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday witn cooler daytime temperatures. Low tonight near 40. High Wednesday "5. . Temp. Highest Yesterday 82 Lowest this Morning; 41 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today S:44 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:16 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 1:18 a.m. New Moon - Oct. 1? PROMINENT STARS Square of Pegasus, high In south 10:41 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, sets 8:33 p.m. Mars, in the east 10:38 p.m. sni?" oovernor uaims ii & Little Rock, Ark-(UPD-Gov. Orval E. Faubus charged to day that the federal govern ment is trying to nail him for income tax exasion extending as far back as 1954. "They are trying to charge me with rental value of the mansion and the grounds, with the salary of the ser vants, which is appropriated by the Legislature, and for the maintenance which is appro priated for use by the man sion," he said. Couldn't Buy Socks "Those three items alone: If I had to pay them out of my salary, I wouldn't have enough left to buy a pair of socks." Faubus makes a salary of $10,000 a year as governor. He said at a news conference that the government has been investigating him for a year. Faubus has steadily resisted federal efforts to integrate Little Rock's high schools un der a Supreme Court ordef. "I have recently received what is known as a 10-day let ter from Internal Revenue. It demanded payment of tax on the fair rental value of the mansion, which was estimated at $17,000; on servants' sala ries, about $12,000, and the mansion maintenance fund, appropriated by the Legisla ture, about $9,000," Faubus said. Tax on Gift Automobile He said the government wanted--tax-- paid " on?- every political advertisement print ed by his paper, a weekly, whether the advertisement was paid for by other persons or not. In addition, he said, the government wanted taxes on a Mercury automobile given to him and Mrs. Faubus in 1954, as a gift, by friends and supporters in Huntsville, Ark., their home town. The amounts were: 1954, $20,983.39; 1955, $41,092.33, and 1956, $43,423.43. Others Contacted "If I had to pay on ill of that, I'd have to move out of the mansion and erect a sign saying, "Closed by order of the federal government," Fau bus said. "As governor, my salary ($10,000 a year) would be .in sufficient to pay the tax." Faubus said he had tele graphed the other 47 gover nors, asking whether the government was trying to charge them for their man sions and living expenses. Taxes On White House He said "several" had re plied and none has said the government is after him to pay taxes. "If such demands are made on a governor, then the same demands should be made on the President for the use of the White House," he said. "They're Not Going tSr1 Tlx, r-"l J 2J. DESCRIBES PLAN-Robert J. Keeney, Med ford architect, explains his proposal for a multi-level parking platform above the Southern Pacific tracks at yesterday's lunch eon of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce roundtable. Mayor John Snider, Centennial Group Seeks Chamber as Project Sponsor Ashland-The Ashland Cen tennial committee last night decided to seek the sponsor ship of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce for two or three of the "more significant" Cen tennial year projects here. The committee, holding its second meeting in the cham ber office, listed and tabulat ed projects already scheduled or suggested and came up with-three which it was to present to the chamber today. These are; . 1. Creation of window dis plays by Ashland merchants, typifying their line of mer chandise or service as it would have been 100 years ago. The plan would use va cant store windows also, to be serviced by merchants or pro fessional people without dis play space of their own. Clean-Up Campaign 2. An Ashland-wide clean up, paint-up campaign. 3. The use of Centennial emblems and slogans on sta tionery. The committee also voted to submit a letter to the city council tonight, seeking finan cial assistance for the Cen tennial work. Other projects now planned or considered include histori cal markers on sites in and around Ashland; "publication of a Centennial brochure de scribing these sites and show ing them on a map; Centen nial pageants in Ashland schools in February and March: a Centennial issue of the Daily Tidings on the state's birthday, Feb. 14, and a Centennial column through the year, and a Centennial as sembly at Southern Oregon college Feb. 11. Next meeting of the com mittee will be Monday, Oct 20. Through With It" 11 Copyright. 1958. The Pulltier Publishing Co.. SI. Lsyu Pit-EhspaTai city councilmen and Keeney himself are in terested in public reaction to the plan. A "straw vote" of the approximately 40 peo ple at the luncheon showed a majority to be favorably impressed. Break in Number of Unemployed Noted The first real break in the number of unemployed in Jackson county was noted during the harvest months, August and Sep'tember, John J. Patton, manager of the Medford of fice of the state unemployment service said today. As of Sept. 30, the number of unemployed in the county was estimated at 623, compared to 1,200 a year ago and 530 at the end of August. This figure, he noted, does not include harvest workers who have returned to school, or housewives who work seasonally in the the labor market. . ; Patton noted that Medford ranks fourth in population in the state, and normally the local employment service of fice ranks fifth or sixth in the number of unemployment claims filed. However, as of mid - September, the office here ranked 15th out of the 26 employment offices in the state. Unemployment Claims Unemployment claims filed on an interstate basis are one factor contrary to the general trend, he said. Claims filed against- other states, chiefly California, are much higher than in previous years. This appears to be due chiefly to a desire to seek new fields when the worker's job ended in his home state, Patton pointed out. Jobs, while scarce, have been more numerous for sev eral months, and when skilled help is callied, jobs have been difficult to fill because a large percentage of the un employed are older workers or unskilled. Following a temporary shutdown of several local mills for hunting season vaca tions and repairs, employment in this area should resume at approximately its present lev el until severe weather condi tions force loggers from the woods. Patton said new jobs will be scarce during the next few months,- a regular feature of the seasonal economy here. There wlil be some increased employment when the Christ mas gift box packing gets un der way, he said. Valley Man Injured By Another Hunter Walter Mollette, 32, of route 1, box 27, Central Point, is convalescing- at his home today from a bullet wound in the hip suffered while hunt ing in the Bly mountain area last week end. ' Mrs. Donna Mollette, sister-in-law of Mollette, said Mol lette was accidently shot in the hip by Henry Greg of O'Brien. A previous . report said Mollette wounded him self. Mrs. Mollette said Greg ap parently shot at a deer, and thought the deer went in the cirection of the Mollette party, and shot the second time. The bullet struck Mol lette, she said. He was treated in Klamath Falls before re turning here. Mollette was in a party of six hunting in the Bonanza ridge area. Salem-flJPD-Bids on $5,100,- 000 in highway projects will be received by the State High way Commission here Oct. 21. fruit and are not normally in - ' - Non-High Tuition Totals $260,432 A total of $260,432.25 in tuition from non-high' school districts has been paid to nine high school districts in Jack son county and one in Jose phine county, according to the Jackson county school super intendent's office. The tuition payment total is less this year mainly be cause Oak Grove and West Side school pupils were not included in the payments. Those pupils came under the Medford school district as of July 1, 1956, but since the budget had been made pre viously they were carried in tuition payments for an addi tional year, it was explained. The same applies this year for Shady Cove and Elk Trail schools which recently were consolidated with ' the Eagle Point district. . A total of $17,539.35 was paid the Grants Pass High school in Josephine county for pupils from Applegate and Evans Valley non-high school districts. Tuition payments to the nine high chool districts in Jackson county are Medford, 8104,015.57; Phoenix $2, 158.70; Ashland, $2,993.80; Central Point $35,650.69; Eagle Point, $56,378.63; Rogue River $15,896.61; Pros pect $4,879.98. Chrysler Office Workers Eye Strike Detroit -UPD- More than 8,000 Chrysler Corp. office workers may gc on strike on Wednesday throughout the na tion unless an agreement on a new contract is reached be fore then. Warren Spahn Named To Go for Braves Wednesday Milwaukee -UPD- Warren Spahn, who already has won two games, was named by Manager Fred Haney today to pitch the sixth game of the World Series for the Milwau kee Braves Wednesday. Sunday's Winner Spahn beat the New York Yankees in the first game in Milwaukee last Wednesday, 4-3, in 10 innings, and then downed the New Yorkers with a two-hitter Sunday, 3-0. Although the 37-year-old Southpaw ace, will have had only, two day's rest; Haney decided to go with him ra ther, than. take a chance on big Bob Rush who lost a Pontiff Remains 'Gravely III Vatican Advises Paralysis Gone, Bulletin Claims Castel Gandolfo, Italy -(UPD- A Vatican sokesman reported "concern," over the condition of Pope Pius XII tonight following a slight increase in his tem perature, blood pressure and pulse rate. Castel Gandolfo, Italy-flJPD- Pope Pius XII regained his full mental power's and his power of speech today in an other surprising combick from the brink of death but a high Vatican official cau tioned that the frail 82-year- old pontiff remained "gravely ill." A medical bulletin this morning said the Pope passed generally good night, de spite a brief recurrence of hiccups, regained use of his senses, took some food and continued to improve. It add ed there were no signs of paralysis. Unpredictable Battle But it still was an unpre dictable battle between life and death for the spiritual leader of the world's 450 mil lien Roman Catholics. He suf fered a stroke and a "kidney . crisis" Monday morning. Four doctors who have at tended him at the papal sum mer villa here in the Alban Hills south of Rome since Monday appeared to be wait ing cautiously to see if the Pope's remarkable recovery was a genuine improvement or. the result of the pontiffs own formidable stamina and will power. Prof. Antonio Gasbarrini, one of the doctors attending the Pope, said no prognosis (forecast of the course of a disease and the outlook af forded by this) could be made for another two or three days. Medical experts feared a sec ond strike might be fatal. Millions cf persons around the world, praying for the Pope's recovery, drew en couragement from the word ing of this morning's medical, bulletin.. : It said that his condition, "on the whole continues to improve," that he was lucid following periods of unconsci-. ousness Monday, and that Ms temperature, pulse and respir ation were normal. Church sources added that the Pope received holy com munion this morning follow ing a mass said in the chapel adjoining his second floor bedroom. (See Stories on Pag 5) - Stale Veterinarian Expected to Quit Portland (DPD Dr. Kermit J. Peterson, state veterinarian since 1953, was reported to day to be resigning as an out growth of a controversy over administration of the state livestock disease control and meat inspection programs. In Salem State Agriculture Director Robert Steward said he has had no official word that Peterson was resigning but that "if he has I will ac cept." Off St reef Parking Topic for Meeting Off street parking will be discussed at a special meeting sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of ' Com merce at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Jackson hotel, Otto J. Frohnmayer, president, has announced. The Chamber invited retail merchants, landlords and downtown property owners to attend. Medford Mayor John Snider will give his views and comments, Frohnmayer said. A question and answer period also is scheduled. three-hitter to the Yankees Friday. "I asked Warren if he thought he could close it out for use," Haney said as he announced Spahn's selection. "And he told me, "I'd sure like to try." Haney added that T11 have my other 10 pitchers all in the bullpen." Larsen or Duren Manager Casey Stengel of the Yankees, trailing the Braves three games to two, was to name his pitcher later in the day. It was expected to be Don Larsen, who beat Rush in the third game, or Ryne Duren, his right-handed relief specialist.
