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Newspaper Page Text1(0)1 TiiriBiiiiii mm ODD Council Approves Heating, Lights For Senior Center Medford's city Council last night eadorsed-but not unan-imously-the first recemmen- dation of the newly - formed park and recreation commis sion. - By a 4-1 vote the council approved a recommended ex penditure of $300 from the city's recreation fund for heat ing and lighting the new sen ior citizens' activities center. Councilman Don Hansen, Ward II, opposed the expen diture. The center, officially open ed last Sunday by Mayor John W. Snider, is in a city park warehouse on East Jack son st. Prepare Report City Manager Robert A. Duff told the council he was preparing a report on the city building department's contro versy with Watkins Construc tion company over alleged setback violations in a new apartment project on East Ninth st. The city has charged the Eisenhower Starts 5,300-Mile Trip For Republicans Cedar Rapids, Iowa OIPD President Eisenhower came to Iowa today to address a farm crowd at the National Corn Picking Contest near here, his first appearance on a 5,300 mile stumping trip for the Republican party. ; Accompanied by Mrs. Ei senhower, he landed at Cedar Rapids Airport, waved to a crowd which had been await ing his arrival, and then de parted by helicopter for the contest site near the little town of Marion. He and Mrs. Eisenhower, who was wearing a blue suit and a huge corsage of white flowers, were greeted by Gov. Herschel Loveless of Iowa and Mrs. Loveless. The gov ernor presented him with a Grant "Wood lithograph. Board Helicopter As ' the President boarded his helicopter for the flight to the contest site, Mrs. Eisen hower left in an automobile to go into Cedar Rapids prop er. There she will visit the elementary school which she once attended, and will be guest at a luncheon. "We talked about the weather, and I told them we were happy to have them in Iowa," said Loveless, a Dem ocrat. , ' The chief executive's tour was his most ambitious for an off-year election since he took office. His major speeches will be regional in nature, but he will visit a lot of places and see a lot of Re publicans. Plan of Battle Eisenhower's plan of battle was fairly simple, but not without difficulty. His chief aim was to encourage and in spire GOP workers to greater action against Democrats seeking to retain control of Congress. In some places, notably California, he will be trying to patch up GOP fam ily differences. And without saying it in so many words, the President was expected to ease any im pression that his concept of campaign issues differ to an appreciable degree from those of Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon or GOP Na tional Chairman Meade. Al corn. Make Medford Beautiful "r V ff v BOX HEDGE? This back yard, plainly visible from one of Medford's main thoroughfares, presents an untidy scene of piled boxes, weeds and the remains of a fence against the backdrop of a sagging shed. Clearing up such situations as this will contribute greatly to the city's campaign to "Make Medford Beautiful." - contractor with violating the municipal zoning ordinance, But James Boyce, a Watkins official, has replied that the city approved the plans, in eluding the alleged violation, when it issued him a permit Correcting the violation, it is understood, would involve a lot of money. Duff said his report would be forwarded to the council- men "in the next day or so. The report is expected to rec ommend an official position and course of action for coun cil consideration. -Defer Action The council deferred action on the Clark st. railroad cross ing until its Nov. 6 meeting. - The city planning commis sion has recommended the crossing be "maintained, im proved and lighted." The state public utilities commis sion and two Medford safety groups have urged its closure. Duff was asked to "feel out" the Southern Pacific rail road in connection with ob taining a right of way at the crossing. Hansen said he favored closing the crossing provided such a right of way could be obtained to permit reopening it later "if we've made a mis take." The council approved by a 5-0 vote the purchase of prop erty on Melrose ave. at South Grape st. as the first right of way acquisition for extending Melrose eastward. The pur chase price reported by Duff is $11,000. Duff said the city would at tempt to rent the house at that location and eventually sell it before street construc tion begins across the prop erty. Melrose ave. is to be ex tended east across the South ern Pacific tracks to meet South Pacific highway oppo site Barnett rd. Duff said in August he expected construc tion to get underway this win ter. The councilmen called-for public hearings Nov. 20 on two requested zone changes, one for property on South Grape st. between Melrose and O'Gara ave. and the oth er for the Earhart tract be tween South Riverside ave. and Bear creek. They returned to ,the plan ning commission Nick Gier's request to rezone his property on North Pacific highway at Berrydale ave. . Gier had requested, and the commission recommend ed, a change to "Class IV Light Industrial" to accommo date a trailer sales agency and trailer park. This was an incorrect - designation, since the zone currently allowing trailer parks is Class V Light Industrial. May Be Permitted But Councilman Hansen said adoption of a new trailer ordinance might permit a trailer park in multiple-family zones. He suggested that Gier's request be reconsidered by the commission in light of that possibility. The model for such an ordi nance is expected from the Bureau of Municipal Re search and Service in Eugene in the near future. The council heard a report from Public Works Director Vernon Thorpe that connec tion of Lone Pine school to the Grandview-Kenwood sani tary sewer would not require enlargement of pipes now be ing held. . . It suggested that Lone Pine submit a formal request for this connection if it is still desired. 24 Pages ITU State Policeman Dismissed for Insubordination' Sale m (DPD Pf c. Robert Wampler was fired from the Oregon state police force for "insubordination and conduct unbecoming a member of the department." He was dismissed, effective Thursday, by the state police trial board which heard his case Tuesday and Wednesday. The board was composed of Assistant Superintendent Lee Bown and Captains John Eic Tucker and Paul Morgan Wampler can appeal to the courts. Wampler was charged with insubordination and violating regulations by discussing grievances against the depart ment and its directors, H. G Maison, with fellow officers and outsiders. Wampler conducted his own examination and cross-exami nation of witnesses with ad vice from Capt. Farley Mo- gan, who presented his final argument. Did Not Take Stand Wampler did not take the stand himself. Specifically, Wampler was accused of having discussed grievances against the de partment at the West Slope office on June 25 and also with the wife of a state police man injured in the line of duty, Mrs. Marvin Atchison, Coquille. Mogan said during the hearing that Pfc. Wallace Um- mel, ' who testified against Wampler as to the conversa tion they had had at the West Slope office, also - had en gaged in "criticism of the de partment and had not come through the investigation "with clean hands. Mogan said in conclusion that there had not been a shred of evidence to substan tiate the charges." It is against state police rules to air grievances with fellow officers or persons out side the force. They are sup posed to be taken only to su perior officers. Nunley Debates On Death Penally Portland -flJPD- Walter Nun- ley, former district attorney of Jackson county, said in a debate here Thursday that mankind's common exper ience has shown the death penalty to be a deterrent to crime. Nunley and State Sen. Mon roe Sweetland (D-Milwaukie) debated the death penalty issue at the First 'Unitarian church. Nunley opposed the mea sure to appear on the Novem ber ballot which would abol ish the present death penalty in Oregon. Sweetland spoke in favor of it. The former Jackson county official said the death pen alty was "not contrary to fundamental Christian the ology as I have learned it. Government not only has the right but also has the obliga tion to take life to protect those who conform to society's laws'." ' Sweetland said - the death penalty degrades the state and was contrary to the highest principles of morality. . He cited the experience of England and said "If the death penalty is a deterrent, why were crimes continually removed from the death pen alty list? It was because they saw perfectly well they were not deterred . by capital pun ishment." WEATHER FORECAST:" Generally cloudy through Saturday. Occasional light rain tonight. A few show ers Saturday. Low tonight 48. High Saturday 70.. Temp. Highest Yesterday 83 Lowest this "Morning 46 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today , 5:27 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:27 a.m. Moonset tonight 9:48 p.m. First Quarter .-Oct. 19 ALDEBARAN is well up in the. east after the Moon sets to night. Aboe this star is much brighter Mars and above Mars is seen the cluster of dim stars known as the Pleiades-... 53 rd Year K One of Attractions Of Macs Parade Losing in Space Race New York - (DPI) - One of the big attractions of the annual Macy's Thanksgiv ing Day parade is losing out to the space race this year. Parade officials an nounced Thursday that the giant gas-filled balloons that usually mark the parade will be missing this year be cause helium is in critical supply and needed for use in the missile and nuclear weapons programs. Fires in Grass, Brush Put Mutual Aid in Operation A fire in grass and brush and some logging slash burned over 25 to 30 acres on Cove creek in the Dead Indi an area yesterday, the south west district office of the state department of forestry reported. Patrolmen also fought a two or three-acre fire on Walker creek near Jackson ville and a VA-acre blaze on Siskiyou summit. A 15-man crew was mop ping up on the Dead Indian fire today. It was battled by 15 men yesterday and a 10 man crew was there last night. There was no definite information this morning on the cause. 4 Smoker Blamed A- smoker - was blamed for the grass and brush fire near Jacksonville. The Siskiyou blaze was a logging operator fire and patrolmen said that a spark from a tractor appar ently was responsible. With state patrol equip ment busy on the three fore going fires, a lV-acre blaze in brush on Dutton rd. in the Camp White area about 4:30 p.m. brqught the Jackson county mutual plan into op eration. The fire was outside the Central Point rural fire protection district on state patrol-protected land, but the forestry office requested that the Camp White station of the rural district respond. The Central Point district notified Medford city firemen of the request. In accordance with the mutual pact, the Medford department was put on the alert to respond to any alarms in the west part of the Central Point district. Rural firemen had the Dut ton rd. fire under control by 5:45 p.m. and the depart ments concerned resumed their normal alarm proce dure. Candidates Fair Starts at 8 p.m. The League of Women Vot ers - Candidates Fair at Hed rick Junior High school will start at 8 o'clock tonight. Gov. Robert D. Holmes, Lyle McCauley, candidate for labor commission, Labor Com missioner Norman O. Nilsen, Rep. Charles O. Porter, and Congressional Candidate Paul E. Geddes will be introduced starting at 9 p.m., according to Mrs. Thomas Rutter, fair chairman. Gubernatorial Can didate Mark Hatfield will be represented by his cousin, James Hatfield, Mrs. Rutter said. Other candidates who will meet voters at individual booths include those for state senator and representative, the county offices, and non partisan judicial and city can didates. - - Other booths will feature various demonstrations and displays. Door prizes will be awarded after introduction of major candidates, and prizes will be' awarded the oldest voter present. Those- planning to attend football games in the area may attend the Candidates Fair- after the game is over, Mrs, Rutter added. MEDFORD, OREGON, Veterans Day to Be Highlighted by Parade in City Plans for a "real old-fash ioned celebration" for Veter ans Day. in Medford Nov. 11 are almost complete, accord ing to a spokesman. The county-wide event is planned to include both the veteran and non-veteran and the young and old, it was ex plained. Highlight of the day will be a parade at 10:30 a.m. through downtown Medford. A grand sweepstakes cup known as the "Heinie Fluhrer Memorial" trophy will be presented the most outstanding parade unit. Theme is "comedy or, cartoons of the service." Trophfes will be .presented to each of the four divisions. Trophies and sponsor include first division, schools and cities, Matlack's grocery; sec ond division, civic and frater nal orders, Larry Schade's Jewelers; third division, Snid er's Dairy; fourth division commercial, Weeks and Orr furniture. Window Display A trophy will be presented for the best window display in downtown Medford. Trophy sponsor is David Restaurant Supply. ' All merchants who have window displays are. asked to notify the parade committee. Information can be obtained from Bud Fisher at SPring 2-9729 or by writing to Fisher at 807 South Central ave. In formation should include name, firm or organization, type of entry. ' . : Program for the day will in clude a veterans breakfast at 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Medford VFW hall, a college football game at 2 p.m. and a free dance in the Medford Na tianal Guard Armory from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. The dance is sponsored by the JWedford National Guard unit assisted by American Le gion Post 15. The local Mu sicians' union will donate the music. Dick Spain and orchestra, Trick's Tune-Masters," and Caesar Muzziolli's accordion band are scheduled to play. A military band is also expected, it was reported. All businesses wilt be closed on Veteran's Day. , Lumber Prices Decline Sharply Prices paid for Oregon lum ber have declined sharply in recent weeks, but still are sub stantially above those of a year ago, according to Crow's lumber market news service in Portland. The "industry average" compiled by the service, re flecting, i prices paid for all types of lumber, has declined $1.49 in the past two weeks, with the greatest drop in green fir dimension. The industry, average still is $2.81 above, that of a year ago,' Crow's said. It said that retail lumber firms bought more -heavily than normal in July and August, and are making up for it now by "staging a slow down." The lack of demand was reflected in the price slump. Crow's index on green fir dimension slipped $1.96 in the past two weeks, dry fir was down $1.32, and western pine species were" down $1.12. In each case, however, the cur rent index figure is above where it was 12 months ago. Machinist Burned in Aircraft Carrier Portland-OJPD-Don Dean, 63, a marine machinist, was criti cally burned here Thursday in an explosion and small fire aboard the aircraft carrier Core which is being recon ditioned at the Willamette Iron and , Steel company plant. The accident occurred in the Number 1 hold of the ves sel where Ire was working. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1958 001 mi The Human Range i $276,867 Received B y C o u n t y, C o ve r s Quarterly Payments Jackson county has re ceived . a total of $276,867 from the state covering quar terly payments, County Treas urer Karl Janouch said to day. : . . .. ' - This includes the July pay ment, ""and is $50,897 more than for. the jsame. period last year, Janouch said. Among - state funds which have . been apportioned to Jackson county and with pay ment made in October was $966 from the Taylor grazing act, compared to $862 the pre vious .year. Total money in these receipts to the- state for the same, quarter is $27,771, compared to $24,320 the pre vious year. This is the coun ty's share of the money re ceived for rental of govern ment . grazing land in the south-southwest corner of the county, Janouch explained. The state also receives 5 per cent of the receipts from public land sales. . The state this quarter received $26,866 of these receipts for the cur rent quarter and $31,948 the same period for the pre vious "year. The county's share - .this quarter is $781 compared to $929 the same period for the previous year. Tax money on alcoholic beverages produced $300,000 for the state during the three- month period. Jackson coun ty received $9,250 for the same period last year . and $8,907 for this quarter. This particular liquor tax money goes to the county old-age re lief fund. . Amusement device tax money to the state showed a decided ' drop this quarter cqmpared to the same period Holmes to Present Safety Award Here Gov. Robert D. Holmes was scheduled to present Med ford's schools with a National Safety council plaque this aft ernoon for an outstanding program of traffic safety edu cation. Jimmy' Dunlevy, city coun cilman from Ward 4, was to receive the award. The cere monies were scheduled for 3 pan. at the Medford YMCA, 522 West Sixth st. A special meeting of the Medford 'Safety council was held at noon at the Rogue Valley Country club to make final arrangements. Berry Bigham, council pres ident, was expected to report at the noon meeting on the city planning commission's re cent recommendation that the Clark st. railroad crossing be "maintained and improved." The council has gone on record as urging closure of the crossing. Salem - (UPD - Brunette coed Sylvia Quiring, Hermiston, has been elected homecoming hostess for Willamette univer sity this year." Price 10 Tribune pn rvn II OV last year. The state received $110,005 for this quarter compared to $163,883 the pre vious year. Jackson county's apportionment . took a corre sponding drop from $2,995 last year to $1,969 this quar ter. - Probable reason for ' the drop in amusement device tax receipts is the opinion this year by. Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton which de clares illegal all gambling de vices such as pinball ma chines and punchboards. Another part of the tax on alcoholic beverages gave the county $1,410 for the three month period last year and $75,9.70 to the state for the same period. ,This money goes to the general fund. .The county received $146, 725 in motor license fees from the state this quarter. This compares to $132,170 for the same period the pre vious year. The state this quarter received $16,980,087 for the current quarter and $15,375,963 for the same pe riod the previous . year. Dis tribution of these state funds to the counties depends on the number of motor vehicles registered in each county. Nineteen per cent of the state total receipts in the above category is apportioned out to the various counties. This covers 21.2 per cent in registrations, 58.3 per cent in fuel taxes,' 19.8 per cent from motor carrier license fees and 0.7 per cent from fines. Jack son county had 37,521 motor vehicles registered last year. Figures for the current year are not yet available. Racing fees for this period last year contributed $7, 833.33. The state's receipts for this quarter are not yet in. Fred Robinson Elected Temporary Head Of Medford Gospel Mission at Meeting Fred Robinson was elected temporary president of the Medford Gospel Mission or ganized in the valley at a dinner meeting. of interested persons at the Medford hotel Thursday evening. Other officers' elected at the meeting to serve until the first annual meeting Jan. 19 were Glenn . McCullough, vice president; William H. M c K i n 1 e y, secretary; and Helmer.Tinseth, treasurer. The meeting, the second held during the past month to establish a Mission here which will be affiliated with the National Association of Rescue Missions, was attend ed by more than 65 persons. A group of more than 20 Medford area ministers and interested persons recently visited the Klamath Falls Res cue Mission which was started eight months ago. : The Medford Gospel Mis sion will operate for the pur pose of reaching the "unfor Cents No. 178 Fourth Person Injured in Cabin Near La Grande La Grande-ttlPD-One of two survivors of . a Thursday night shooting spree in a Mi nam cabin today said William T. Nickels fired all the fatal shots. Archie Conrad, 57, in whose cabin three persons died, in cluding Nickels, said from his hospital bed here today: Nickels did all the shooting." Police permitted radio sta tion KLBM. newsman Jim Thomas two minutes with the man who suffered a flesh wound in the shoulder in a fracas in which Nickels, Nick el's wife, Delores, 41, and Miss Billie Johnson, 25, died. All the dead were from Enter prise. Emotionally Upsel Thomas said Conrad was emotionally upset and refused to answer more than two or three questions about the case. He had been interviewed ear lier by a police officer for more than an hour after spending a night under seda tion. Conrad told Thomas that Nickels entred the cabin about 6 p.m. and that he "looked like a crazy man, spouting off crazy words." He said Nick els brought a rifle with him. The only other survivor was the three-year-old daughter of the Nickels who was placed with Wallowa county welfare authorities. Four-Room Cabin . Neighbors said Mrs. Nick els, fier child, and Miss John son were with Conrad at his four-room cabin when Nickels drove up in a car. A short time later; shots were heard and Conrad ran from the house with blood streaming from a shoulder wound. Highway patrolmen called to the scene found the bodies of Mrs. Nickels 'and Miss Johnson in the kitchen. Nick el's body was sprawled in the bedroom. Each had been shot with a .30-.30 rifle which was found leaning in a corner. . A neighbor woman had tak en the child from the blood splattered cabin. . Authorities said the Nickels were separated, and it was be lieved one had filed for di vorce. Conrad's neighbors told police that, to their knowledge he did not own a gun. Medford Doctor Named Director of Group . Portland-flJPD-Dr. Robert H. Tinker, Portland, was named president of the Oregon Acad emy of General Practice here Thursday. Dr. Stanley A. Boyd, Portland, was named president-elect. Other officers included Dr. Murdoch E. Mclntyre, Eugene, vice president; Dr. Dwight H. Findley, Medford, director; Dr. Bernard P. Harpoole, Port land, national delegate, -and Dr. Tinker and Dr. Ennis R. Keizer, North Bend, alternate delegates. tunate", with the preaching of the gospel, and to assist in the feeding, clothing, and lodging of those who are ' in, need. Among the persons attend ing the evening meeting here was John Pedersoh, superin tendent of the Klamath Falls Mission. James Walbrink, Yakima, Wash., president of the national association in the Northwest, who was sched uled to attend, was unable to do so due to a recent auto mobile accident.' Pederson, in speaking of the rescue mission work in Klamath , Falls, told of the growth of the mission during the last eight months. The mission there, he explained, has preached the gospel to more than 8,000 men, served 18,000 free meals, and dis tributed more than 4,500 arti cles of clothing. He added that the mission now has a building valued at more than $50,000. Engineer Carrying Package in Hall; Taken off Plane e ' I r I I jcvciui nnocKen Down by Explosion Wichita, Kan.-(UPD-A bomb exploded today in the hands of a design engineer who was carrying it through the Wich ita Airport and the police chief said evidence is piling up that he brought it off a plane that had just landed with 23 persons on board. The engineer was Forrest Don McCuiston, Tulsa, Okla. The shattering blast killed him instantly, blowing parts of his body 50 feet A woman who operates a car rental booth said he came out of a telephone booth with it, but Police Chief Eusene M. Pond said: "Evidence is piling up that he carried the bomb off the plane with him." Pond said he believes Mc Cuiston brought the bomb into the airport in his brief case and took it out in the tele phone booth. McCuiston came to Wichita from Tulsa on a bus Wednes day. He bought a S25.000 in surance policy from Mrs. WUma Swanson, 21, of the Continental Casualty Com pany at the airport. Made Trip to Coast Such a policy is payable if the insured nerson : is killed in the airport or in flight. McCuiston then took a Con tinental Airlines flight to Los Angeles by way of Salt Lake City and Denver. He returned to Tulsa today by way of Phoenix and Denver. McCuiston was formerly employed by Douglas Aircraft Co., as a design engineer. J. C. Penney, the chain store magnate, arrived at the airport only a few minutes after the blast. He had flown in from Kansas City for a speaking engagement tonight. McCuiston was in a 40-foot long hallway lined with plate glass . windows leading from the main lobby to the air con trol tower when the bomb ex ploded. His body was ripped apart and all the glass was shattered. Knocked Down Several persons were knocked down by the force of the blast, but there were no other injuries. The covered hallway was- all but demol ished, but there was no dam age to the mam buildings. An hour after the blast. police received an anonymous can reporting a bomb was planted in Wichita East High, school where 2,800 students are registered. County Towns Get n ii Deverage Money . A total of $3,355.62 has been received by Jackson county and 10 county munici palities from the secretary of state for the tax paid on al coholic beverages for the quarter ending Sept. 30. Of the amount $1,385.07 was received by the county which is added to the general fund, according to Karl Jan ouch, county treasurer. The amount represents that percentage of the alcoholic beverage tax paid to the coun ties and towns for the enforce ment of state liquor laws. A breakdown of amounts paid municipalities is as fol lows: Ashland, $430.08; Butte Falls, $17.59; Central Point, $102.63; Eagle Point, $33.72; Gold Hill, $31.77; Jackson ville, $56.69; Medford, $1,- 187.62; Phoenix, $35.68. Rogue River, $29.32, and Talent, $45.45. The Klamath Falls superin tendent commented on the fellowship a person finds in mission work and concluded that he felt the greatest chal lenge a person could have was working at such a mission. It was reported that a building on South Front st. was available for the Med ford Gospel Mission on , a three-year lease. Also dis cussed was the financial re quirements of such a project. These would include the building rental and alteration costs, superintendent's salary, as well as the food, clothing and other items needed for the men coming to the mis sion. It was mentioned that there are now 260 missions in op-' eration in the national asso ciation. v Attending the Thursday meeting were representatives from Trail, Eagle Point, Shady Cove, Ashland, Central Point, and Medford.