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TEST HPLES-Core drilling of rock strata
that will form the base for the 10-story
Rogue Valley manor, to be built on top of
Barneburg hill, started yesterday. The na
ture and thickness of the rock will deter
mine the kind of sub-foundation necessary
for the building. Drilling of the rock is be
ing done by Medford Diamond Core Drill
company, but the machine shown above, a
well drilling rig, was moved in to drill
and case holes through a top layer of earth
Planners Suggest
Railroad Crossing
Be Maintained
Medford' planning commis
sion last night recommended
by a 3-1 vbte that the Clark
st: railroad crossing be "main
tained, improved and lighted."
The planners also decided,
at the suggestion of City Man
ager Robert A. Duff, to hold
an interim meeting later this
month for consideration of
several long-range planning
matters.
The commission recommend
ed three zone changes and one
sign variance following public
hearings. Two other hearings
were continued for further
study, and four hearings were
called for the next regular
meeting, Nov. 10.
Set for, Agenda
The recommendations on
Clark st., , the zone changes
and the sign variance are to
appear on the city council's
agenda for its meeting this
Thursday, a spokesman for
the city manager's office re
ported today.
In deciding to maintain and
improve the Clark st cross-
School Boards to
Meet in Medford
A report on a study being
made of the distribution of
O and C funds in Oregon will
be given' by Elmer Fleming,
superintendent of Josephine
county schools,' at a meeting
of the Oregon School boards
association, district 13, at Hed
rick Junior High school Oct.
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Mrs. Evelyn Nye, chairman
of district 13, which includes
Jackson and Josephine coun
ties, pointed out that Jackson
county has received more
. than $9 million in the past
seven years from O and C
funds.
Also on the agenda for the
8 p.m. meeting next Tuesday
is a report on activities of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce tax study commit
tee regarding school financing
and budgeting. Jerry Latham,
chairman of the . committee,
will give the report.
Leonard Mayfield, superin
tendent of Medford schools,
will discuss the Flescher re
port on Oregon Technical In
stitute, which contains recom
mendations for area vocation
al schools and ' removal of
technical training program
from Oregon State college.
Officers for the coming year
will be elected, and other cur
rent problems concerning edu
cation are scheduled. The Ore
gon Schools Boards associa
tion will hold its annual meet
ing in Eugene Nov. 6-7 this
year.
Make Medford Beautiful
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DISREPAIR The county -owned ball park east of South
Pacific highway would Joenefit from structural improvements
and a new coat of paint. The foreground area, used for a
parking lot during baseball season, is bumpy, strewn with lit
ter, and overgrown with weeds. This photograph is the second
in a series inventorying possible improvements in connection
with the city's "Make Medford Beautiful" campaign.
ing, the planners acted con
trary to recommendations by
the state public utilities com
mission, the Medford Safety
council and the traffic safety
committee of the Medford
Medical society. ,
On the other hand, they
had received last month a pe
tition signed by more than
200 residents urging that the
crossing be kept open and
improved.
According to a recent PUC
order, maintaining this cross
ing will cost the city $10,000
as its share of improvements
on two other crossings. By
closing Clark st., the city
would free itself of this obli
gation. M. Thomas Wray, commis
sion chairman, Allan F. Perry
and Jack A. Edson approved
the recommendation. Paul
Selby opposed it with a view
to using the $10,000 to help
finance an alternate route.
Poses Problems
City Attorney E. Roy Ba
shaw said after the meeting
that improvement of - the
crossing would pose problems
since legal responsibility for
it was unclear.
A formal , dedication has
apparently, never been made,
city officials report. The city,
it is understood, could prob
ably establish a claim through
"prioi?' and consistent use."
The : commission's interim
meeting agenda is expected
to include such matters as a
new trailer ordinance, revis
ion of regulations for multi
ple family zones, zoning of
junk yards' and a study of
how to zone areas adjacent
to interchanges on the pro
posed free-way.
Recommend Rexonlng
The planners last night rec
ommended re-zoning property
on South Grape st., beyond
Gitzen's veterinary clinic
from two family to commer
cial and rezoning the Earhart
tract on South Riverside ave.
from single family to commer
cial. They also recommended re
zoning of Nick Gier's prop
erty on North Pacific high
way in Berrydale from single
family to "Class IV Light industrial"-to
permit a trailer
park:
But according to the pres
ent zoning ordinance "Class
IV" is Limited Light Indust
rial and "Class V" is "Light
Industrial." The latter zoning
is required for trailer parks.
Portland-UPD-The Portland
school board has voted to hire
a New. York -school finance
expert . to help it fight for
changes in the equalization
formula used by the state to
distribute tax funds to schools.
and rock mixture. A total of eight holes,
ranging in depth from 12 to 43 feet, will be
made. Checking" the drill, left, above, is M.
D. Shults of Shults Brothers Well Drilling
company, Medford. Looking on are, leffto
right, Ray Hageman of Medford Diamond
Core Drill company, Medford, Sig Schwarz,
Shannon and Wilson company, Seattle, and
Walter Higgins, director of the Rogue Val
ley manor. Water to cool and lubricate the
drills has to be pumped up the hill to the site.
Huson Elected
To Group to Make
Detailed Survey
Darrell Huson, city finance
and city parks directors, was
appointed chairman of a block
by block city survey to be
conducted by volunteers un-
der the direction of the "Make
Medford Beautiful" commit
tee. The appointment was
made at the Monday noon
luncheon of the group at the
Medford hotel.
Lou Cranston, committee
chairman, discussed letters re
ceived from interested indi
viduals concerning the "Make
Medford Beautiful" project in
which they listed areas where
they felt attention was need
ed. Cranston stressed that ac
tion is being taken by the
group on each letter received
and encouraged others to
write the committee offering
suggestions.
Pictures Helpful
He added that letters about
particular ... areas , .where . im
provements are needed will
not be publicly used. He ex
plained that pictures along
with the letters of these areas
would be helpful to th.e com
mittee. It was reported that sev
eral civic groups had already
volunteered to aid with the
city block by block survey.
From these block reports,
Cranston said that a . master
map will compile the infor
mation. The map will also
record the progress of the
project.
Groups and organizations
wishing to volunteer their
services for committee proj
ects are asked to contact
Cranston.
It was recommended by the
group to prepare a letter or
plaque for presentation to or
ganizations who aid with the
project. Mrs. Bert Pree, com
mittee member, was appoint
ed chairman of this project.
Other appointments made
at the meeting were Tom Mac
Leod, publicity chairman, and
Miss Peggyann Hutchinson,
secretary. Also attending the
meeting was Granville
Brittsan.
Sewer Plans Are
Studied in EP
Eagle Point - The Eagle
Point city council is studying
a report from John W. Cun
ningham and Associates, con
sulting engineers, of the esti
mated cost of a sewer system
and disposal plant for the
city, ,
Estimated total cost, includ
ing disposal units, is $142,000,
engineers reported. E a g 1 e
Point is eligible for an esti
mated $20,000 grant from the
government on the cost of the
disposal plant and main trunk
lines, city officials said.
Officials said the average
assessment for lateral sewer
lines in Eagle Point is esti
mated about $1.75 per front
foot. On an average- size lot
of 50 feet frontage, the own
er .would pay about $87.50,
they said.-
Upkeep and bonds would
be .financed at the present rate
of sewer charge per resident
and commercial rates with
no increase of taxes antici
pated should bonds be floated
to- finance construction of a
sewer system, of ficials . saidl
Mayor Ray Tresham said
the council plans to hold sev
eral public meetings at which
the engineers', report will be
discussed before any action is
taken by the council.
Washington -(UPD-. President
Eisenhower will hold a news
conference Wedaesday.
Truman
Unity on Vital
Foreign Issues
By HARRY S. TRUMAN .
North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.
Copyright. 1958, by Harry S. Truman
(Reproduction of this article
without written authorization.)
It must be no secret to anyone that I am currently en
gaged in a political campaign
the Administration s domestic policies.
And I intend to be unsparing in my indictments of these
policies. Some of my speeches doubtless may be regarded
as highly partisan.
But in these dangerous and anxious times I will take ho
part in partisan attacks in the
Most Important Issue
Reassertion of, our leadership in the free world is the
most important issue confronting us. And I intend to do
everything I can to discourage partisan attacks where they
would weaken or hamper the Administration's hand in its
dealings with Soviet Russia and Communist China. .
And I would hope that partisan political considerations
would not influence the Administration in the course it takes
to guard the peace in the face of continuing threats and
intrigues of the Communists.
I think I have rather extensive first-hand knowledge of
what we are up against, and I fell I should 'caution some
leaders of both parties about the danger of injecting partisan
politics into the present world conflict. We must be careful
not to give the Communists grounds for believing that we
are a divided people and can be maneuvered Into a state ' of
indecision or appeasement. . :
Discussion Necessary .
.1 want to make it clear that I am not suggesting that we
limit free, open and frank discussibn of foreign policy. Under
our form of government such discussion is necessary.-- But I
feel that it would be unfortunate if we engaged in the kind
of bitter partisanship we experienced during the defense of
Korea between 1950 and 1952. This type of irresponsible
criticism and partisanship can
munists. .
And I would remind the
top spokesmen-even now at
engaging in narrow and harmful partisanship. I hope they
stop it.
And let me say here that it is up to the Administration
to restore real bipartisan cooperation by inviting leaders of
both Houses of Congress for consultation and frequent brief
ings on foreign policy.
Only , the President, and he
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Of United
Crusade Is
Approximately 45 per cent
of the total United Medford
Crusade goal has been reach
ed, it was reported at yester
day's Crusade luncheon at
the Young Men's Christian
association. - -
United Crusade workers
have raised $59,648 of the to
tal goal of $131,030, it was
noted. Leading the divisions
is that of the public employees
headed by Elliott Becken.
"We are certain we will at
tain 100 per cent of our goal
by the next report meeting,"
Becken said.
Dr. Frank Wilson, profes
sional division chairman has
challenged all comers to a
hula hoop contest at the next
report meeting, Dick Travis,
general chairman, announced.
'Sentenced'
Division Chairmen Dick
Ragland, Fred Robinson and
Ray Mencke were brought be
fore Jim Dunlevy. or "Jim
Levey" for sentencing. One
of the defendants was charg
ed with "running the Los An
geles Rams football team by
remote control from his liv
ing room chair. And this
Fairgrounds to Be
Discussed Tonight
Approximately 30 persons
are expected to attend a pub
lic meeting tonight to discuss
improvement of the present
county fairgrounds or the pos
sibility of acquiring new fair
grounds property.
The Dublic meeting is sched
uled for 8 p.m. in Bigham halll
at the county fairgrounds
south of Medford, a spokes
man for one of the interested
organizations said. Represen
tatives of various groups ex
pected to attend include local
businessmen, fair board mem
bers, 4-H club leaders, and Ki
wanis club members.-
The meeting was consider
ed when it was learned that
the Jackson County Sheriff's
Posse grounds at the north
west city limits may be. sold
soon. A local attorney' has
been . working on the neces
sary p a pe r s to put the
grounds up for bid, it. was
learned.- It., will - take about a
month to sell it under sales
procedure,-it was repoited.-
Stresses
in whole or in part is forbidden
making speeches critical of
field of international relations
give comfort only to the Com
. " .
Administration that some of its
this late and critical date-are
alone, can bring tnis aoout.
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Percent
Medford
Raised
i against FCC regulations."
However, charges were drop
ped when Travis reported that
the division ' chairmen in
question had made greater
contributions - t h a n last
week's.
Medford barbers will hold
a "Barbers' Day," Oct. 30. All
haircut money received be
tween 9 a.m. and l pjit. will
be donated 'to the United Cru
sade, it was announced. ',
Members of several partici
pating agencies and the Lions'
Auxiliary, lunch sponsorers,
were introduced.
Next report meeting will
be held n the YMCA social
hall on Monday, Oct. 20. :
Small Forest Men
To Meet This Week
Small forest landowners are
scheduled to express their op
inions on why production from
small forest lands is not as
great as it should be, and what
can be " done about hy at a
meeting at the 4-H building at
the fairground south of Med
ford Wednesday afternoon. .
The' meeting, - which is
scheduled between 1 and 3
p.m. is being sponsored by. the
state department of forestry
and the forest service..
Officials pointed out that
there will be ho attempt to
"sell anything.) We just want
to get their views.": .
Grand Jury
Start Investigation
A grand jury investigation
of alleged improper practices'
in the operation of the Eagle
Point Irrigation district was
scheduled to get under way
today. -, - -
District Attorney Thomas J.
Reeder reported the investiga
tibn was one of several cases
referred to .the jury. He said
a burglary case, -a welfare
fraud case and non - support
cases were also on the agenda.
Allegations against the dis
trict have been made in public
meetings and written state
ments by Mrs. Ann Todd, a
water-user and candidate for
a seat on the district's board
of directors.
' . She has . charged the dis
trict's officers individually or
collectively with conflict of
53rd year
Medford
16 Pages MEDFORD,
Ceremony Talked
As Construction
Of Sears Starts
Other Prospective
Tenants Not Named
oears rvoeDucx ana com
pany is planning a ceremony
to launch construction of its
store in the new East Jack
son st. shopping center, ac
cording to James E. McClel
lan, developer of the project.
McClellan said yesterday it
is up to Sears to announce
the start-work date.
Asked about other prospec
tive tenants in the center, he
replied, "We have some very
good tenancies.
He declined to name them,
but said, "The leases are out."
Previous reports have men
tioned a Safeway grocery
store and a chain drug store.
McClellan, partner in the
Los Angeles construction
firm Buttress and McClellan,
Inc., said the total number of
tenants would depend on the
amount of space each decides
it needs. .'..
Oliver R. McNeel, head of
Medford's building depart
ment, is studying a detailed
set 'of plans for the Sears
store this week. :
' He said yesterday it would
be "a week or ten days" be
fore he could issue a building
permit.
McClellan was in town
yesterday to discuss the plans
with McNeel. He said he was
also interviewing potential
sub-contractors. '
He said a second set of
these final . plans would be
sent to the Cal-Ore Builders
exchange here "in a few
days." An earlier, incomplete
set has been at the exchange
since mid-July.
McClellan said there
would be' "no sealed bids" on
work to be sub-contracted.
"We'll ' take bids as we go
along,", he explained.
He said Mark Goldy, Med
ford real estate and insurance
broker, would be active in so
liciting such bids.
Expense Honey Is
Returned to County
Budget Committee Member
M. T. (Tom) Wray, Medford,
said yesterday' afternoon he
had returned $140 paid him
in expense money by the
county court. "
He added, with tongue in
cheek, that he also sent back
two pencils he "accidentally"
picked up while at work on
the budget. -
Yesterday Country Treas
urer Karl Janouch receied
a check for $130 from Roger
F. Rath, county budget com
mittee member. The check
was a refund . of expense
money paid to him as a mem
ber of the committee earlier.
The expense money had
been paid at the rate of $10
a day. and was later declared
by . the attorney general to
be an improper payment. Dis
trict Attorney Thomas J.
Reeder wrote to members of
the committee, M. T. Wray,
Roger F. Rath, and Arnold
J. Bohnert,' requesting that
the money be refunded.
The district attorney's let
ter was- mailed in September.
These are the first checks re
ceived' by the-county as re
fund payment.
Slated to
interest, inconsistency in levy
ing penalties for late payment
of assessments, enternig into
an "inequitable" contract with
the California Oregon Power
company, several other acts
or practices she says are illeg
al or not in the district's best
interests.1- ...... . .
The district's directors are
J. Harvey Stanley, . Clarence
J. Greb and Elbert M. Bing
ham. Ted Flury is the secretary-manager
and Mrs. Thel
ma Short, the book-keeper.' ;
: Flury last week denied
there has ever been "in ten
tional corruption" in the dis
trict's operations. , - -
Reeder said today that in
dictments, if any, would be se
cret pending the serving of
warrants.
OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1958 No. 175
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AUTOMATIC A modern voting machine is scheduled for
demonstration at the League of Women Voters' Candidates
Fair, this Friday evening in the Hedrick school gym. Pulling
the handle to the right closes the curtains. The voter . then
pulls down pointers over his ballot choices,, both names and
"yes" or "no" for questions, oh the rear wail. By pulling the
handle back, he will register
curtains at the same tim. "'
Voti n g Ma
Be Displayed During
Candidates Fair
An automatic voting ma
chine will be among displays
at- the Medford League of
Women Voters' Candidates
fair at Hedrick Junior High
school Friday evening, Mrs.
Thomas Rutter, voters service
committee chairman, has an
nounced. .
The Fair will open at 8 p.m.
with ' candidates from each
party manning various booths.
Demonstrations also are sched
uled.' Candidates for state,
county and city offices are
scheduled to attend.
Mrs. Rutter noted that 100
voting machines would be
needed in Jackson county to
serve the 36,000 voters now
registered and the increase
anticipated in the next 10
years. Money saved in elimi
nating some election person
nel and supplies would pay
for 100 machines in 10 years,
according to figures compiled
by the county clerk. ;
Accuracy Assured
Mrs.- Rutter pointed out
that the biggest advantages of
the machine is the ease, speed
and accuracy it assures the
voter. There are no spoiled
ballots, the count is mechan
ically accurate, and the ma
chines ' provide a permanent
record of the' ballots cast.
Election results are ready
when the polls, close,- she not
ed, making counting boards
unnecessary. The League de
cided to have the voting ma
chine brought in for the Can
didates Fair so residents of the
county could view and work
the machine. . .
In an attempt to acquaint
new citizens - with -American
campaign practices and vot
ing procedures, personal invi
tations have been sent to all
Jackson county residents who
have taken- the naturalized,
citizens oath or examination
weather: .
FORECAST: Fair through Wed
nesday; high today S3; low to
night 40 and high tomorrow 80.
TEMP.
Highest Yesterday 81
Lowest This Morning 37
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today
5:32 p.m.
6:24 a.m.
Sunrise tomorrow ..
Moonset tonight
7:04 p.m.
First Quarter : Oct. 19
VISIBLE PLANETS
Mars, in the east at 10:13 p.m.,
is now less than SO million miles
from the Earth.
Saturn,, setting at 8:07 p.m.
is now nearly 20 times as far
away as Mars.
Price 10 cents
Tribune
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the entire vote and reopen the
. . . .-
chine to
during the past year, v Mrs.
Rutter said. ;
. Residents who plan to at
tend ' the Medford -.Klamath
Falls football .game Friday
night are invited to attend
the. Fair following .the game,
she said.v 4
Complaints Signed
Against Two Men
A complaint has been
signed by Central Point police
and Oregon State " police
against Medford and Central
Point men charging posses
sion and displaying a game
of chance, according to dis
trict court.
Charges are : Ernest Lytle,
49, South Eighth st., Central
Point, and Henry Aylmer Dit
manson, 22116 North Holly
st., Medford.
Both men are scheduled to
appear in district -court at 4
p.m., ' Monday, bet) 20, to
make their , pleas and post
bail, ' according to District
Court Judge James Main.
The complaint charges the
two men with displaying the
machine in Valley Billiards
hall in Central Point. Bail
has been set at $150 each.-
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In Previous Scare
Rabbi Blames
'Twisted Mind'
Peoria, 111. (UPD Explosion
of a homemade bomb dam-
aseu uie wiuuuws ana interior
of a Jewish temple early to
day and police and FBI agents
planned to question a youth
involved in a bomb scare at
another temple last year.
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The explosive in the bomb,
packed into a short iron, pipe,
was black powder, police de
termined. It went off in a
stairwell leading to the base
ment of the Anshai Emeth.
Temple. .
Rabbi Joseph Ginsberg,
about 250 families, said he
thought the bombing was con
ceived by a "twisted mind." '
Police Capt. George John- .
son said that a bomb, also
homemade, was found last
year where another Jewish
temple was being built. It fail
ed to explode. .
To Ouefiiian Rnvs
Johnson recalled that this
also was a black powder
bomb, and he said that among
the first persons to whom po
lice would talk would be two
teen-age boys. One was ques
tioned aoout xne oomD iouna
at tne otner temple last year.
The other was injured last
year in an explosion of pow
der which he had in his pos
session: , '
FBI agents were quick to
30m . police in the investiga
tion of today s blast.
Police investigating the
blast spotted two men fleeing
in an alley behind the temple.
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Uliicers . urea ai me men
when they failed to halt, and
Patrolman Paul , Fisher said
he believed one of the men
was wounded. ... . . r
Atlanta - (UPD - Police dis
closed today they have cor
roborated - a suspect s state
ment that a bomb plot against
thp Atlanta , Jewish Teirmle
was hatched at a meeting of
an anti-Semitic underground
organization here last May 5.
' Officers have the names of
the five men who ; attended
the meeting.
nvnamite riDDea a nuEe
hole in the fashionable tem
ple early Sunday, causing
$200,000 damage.
, Chieaeo - (UPD - Two bombs. '
exploding almost simultan
eously, shattered the neigh
boring buildings housing two
Negro families in a South Side
neighborhood early today.
Both were black powder
bombs, police said and were
believed to be home made.
No one was injured in either
blast.
Voters Pamphlets
To Be Mailed Soon
Voters . pamphlets will be
mailed to all of the 35,543 reg
istered voters in Jackson
county starting this week, ac
cording to County Clerk Ber-.
eth P. Hopkins.
The pamphlets will include
sample ballots and lists of
polling places, the county
clerk said.
As part of the general voter
instruction to prevent elec
tion confusion the county
clerk is preparing diagrams of ,
voting procedure.
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