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Mitels lA: tC : If FIRST 'PIONEER' Bob Sorber (center) Centennial chairman for the Applegate area, a member of the forest service staff at Star Ranger station, last week end was made the first "Oregon Pioneer" in Jackson county in recognition of his effective lead ership in organizing the Applegate valley for the Centennial. Presenting Sorber with his 56 Per Cent of United Medford Goal Is Reached Fifty-six per cent of the United Medford Crusade goal has been reached, according to a report at a meeting in the Young Men's Christian associ ation building Monday noon. Total collected to date is $73,929.97 of this year's cam paign goal of $131,030. The public employees di vision headed by Elliot Beck en is the first UMC division to reach its goal, Dick Travis, campaign chairman reported. The division was first last year, too. Dr. Frank Wilson, chairman of the professional division, announced the lawyers' sec tion headed by Richard Court wright has achieved its goal with $2,030 collected. The pro fessional division is high among the remaining divi sions. A group of 377 women will conduct a door-to-door can vas beginning Tuesday, Oct. 27, Travis announced. All those attending the meeting were urged to "put forth all effort in this last week of the campaign." "AH "Rogue Valley"people are happy to contribute to the work of the agencies partici pating in the UMC," Travis said. "However, they cannot give if the Crusade workers do not make an effort to con tact them." Car, Switch Engine Involved in Crash An automobile and a South ern Pacific switch engine col lided early this morning at the ' Main st. railroad cross ing, Medford police reported. It was the second collision at that location in just over a week. The driver of the automo bile, John Wilson, Lake ho tel, told police he did not see the red warning, light in op eration. The engineer, James R. Coon, Roseburg, said the signals were working, police reported. The automobile ran into the front of the engine, police reported. No injuries were re ported. Time of the accident was given as 2:15 a.m. Building Permit Issued to Sears A $648,393 building permit for the new Sears Roebuck and company store in the East Jackson st. shopping center was issued at Medford city hall . Friday, according to building department records. The $131,725 permit for the Safeway store at that location was issued the same day. Make Medford Beautiful Wit-1: -i l 1 II u II u m. - k a ma mm m t -a a mm . . s jgMJgSS11 " - te'J:SW : A FENCE?-State law (ORS 481.370) requires "a solid inclo sure at least six fet in height" for wrecking yards. The estab lishment shown here, photographed as part of the Mail Tribune's inventory of municipal eyesores, has an open wire gate facing onto a major traffic artery. A solid fence would v,oi "lvtakp Medford Beautiful." it would obey 1IVL VIUJ ww the law. ' I I II 1,1 mi Mg I UIM1I J.,.ki.i "Oregon Pioneer" certificate is M. M. (Hug) Huggins, (left), chairman of Jackson County Centennial association. Watching (right) is ' Ernie Hood, Jackson county centennial chairman and executive of the association. Other "Pioneer" certificates will be present ed to residents of the county who render signal service to the Centennial effort. To Start Nov. 12 A campaign to raise funds for a new Oregon Shakespear ean Festival theater will get under way at a "kick off din ner" at the Tally Ho restau rant in Talent Nov. 12, Al fred S. V. Carpenter, chair man of the building fund com mittee, has announced. Goal for the campaign will be $275,000,, the amount con sidered necessary to guaran tee a 1959 season at the Ash land Festival theater. Comple tion time for the campaign has been set for the Christmas season. The Festival's former stage, which had been condemned as hazardous for the production company, has been razed. United Nations Day Observance Set A ,community observance of United Nations day will open at 8 o'clock tonight in the courthouse auditorium un der the sponsorship of Med ford chapter, Oregon United Nations' association. Al Brad ford, city councilman, will open the program as a repre sentative of Mayor John Sni der. The public is invited to attend. Manville Heisel, attorney, will read in part President Eisenhower's United Nation's "Atoms for Peace" speech. Dr. Joseph S. Butts, Ore gon State college faculty mem ber, will give the main ad dress on "Atomic Energy Uses in Biology and Agricul ture." Dr. Butts, formerly with the Atomic Energy com mission, is now head cf'the agricultural chemistry depart ment of OSC. The local observance of United Nations week is being focused on "atoms for peace" rather than war and the ques tion of "can man use the tre mendous power of the atom wisely to insure that it is a blessing 'and not a curse." Sergeant Convicted Of Mistreatment Ft.Jackson, S.C.-UPD-A gen eral court martial today con victed M. Set. George M.,So- vie, Ogdensburg, N.Y., on five of seven charges that he mis treated trainees under his command at this big infantry center. Sovie, a bemedaled veteran of the Korean war, was con victed of ordering traijees to eat paper money, and other indignities, but was acquitted of charges of kicking trainees and ordering recruits to hold footlockers over their heads. Maximum sentence on the conviction would be 4V4 years at hard labor, dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of all pay and allowances. - - j I Fund Drive More than 200 volunteer workers artd parties interested in the Festival are expected to attend the "kick off dinner" at the Talent restaurant. Pro cedures and the aim of the project will be clarified for Rogue valley residents who plan to participate in cam paign. Cochairmanships appointed recently include Mrs. John C. Cotton, Ashland, and Glenn Jackson and Otto Frohnmayer, Medford. Other divisional heads include A. C. Fries, fi nance committee; William Dawkins, publicity commit tee; Earl Collins, headquar ters " committee; and James Dunlevy, speakers committee. Chairmen for three ' more Oregon cities have been ap pointed to assist in the cam paign. They are E. C. Sam mons in the metropolitan Port land area, William Russell in Eugene, and Del Milne in Salem. Bolivia Under Slate of Siege La Paz, Bolivia - (UPD - An armed revolt against the gov ernment Of President Hernan Siles Suazo broke out at dawn today, and a state of siege was imposed on Bolivia. The revolt was attributed to the opposition Bolivan So cialist Falange. The state ra dio said four Falangist lead ers were arrested. The radio said the govern ment controlled the situation and that the country was calm outside of La Paz. But it also urged members of the government National Revolutionary movement to take up arms against the rebels. At least two persons were reported killed in clashes dur ing the early hours. Ballot Measures to Be Topic at Meeting Measures to be on the bal lot in the coming general election will be discussed at a public meeting at Medford's First Congregational church Monday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Emmett Bullard will be mod erator. Well-informed speakers will discuss the measures in full, and those in the'audience will be given an opportunity to ask questions. The meeting is being sponsored by the social action committee of the church. Eisenhower Speech To Be On Radio, TV San Francisco (UPD The White House announced to day that President Eisenhow er's speech in Chicago Wed nesday night will be broad cast nationally by radio and television the chief execu tives first nationwide politi cal speech in his current ef fort to step' up the Republi can congressional campaign. Jn New York, the Columbia Broadcasting System said it would carry the President's speech live over radio and television at 5:30 p.m. (p.s.t.). Other networks said they had not been asked so. far to carry it. WEATHER clouds tonight. Cloudy Wednes day with, occasional light rain. Low tonight 42. High Wednes day 65. . Temp. Highest Yesterday 65 Lowest this Morning 36 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:21 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:32 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 1:51 a.m. Full Moon (Hunter's Moon) Oct. 27 PROMINENT STARS Fomalhaut, due south 9:04 p.m. Sirius. rises 12. 17. .a.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, rises 7:20 p.m. .Saturn,.. sets 7:12 pjn. Ike Calls for GOP Congress To Curb Labor Corruption President Addresses Audience in S. F. San Francisco -(UPD -Presi dent Eisenhower today called for the election of a Republi can Congress so that corrupt labor unions can be "fumi gated." In his second major politi cal appearance in California within 24 hours, Eisenhower, talking to a rally of GOP pre cinct workers here, continued his frontal attack on the Dem ocrats but with new emphasis on the issue of labor legisla tion. Democrats Blamed He said there was a press ing need for legislation to "enable workers to free them selves of their corrupt labor bosses who have betrayed their trust." "We need to elect Republi cans so we can move ahead needed legislation in this area," Eisenhower said, blam ing the last Democratic Con gress for sidetracking his recommendations earlier this year "in favor of an insipid and wholly unsatisfactory substitute." This was a specific refer ence to the Kennedy-Ives bill which died in the House. Right to Work Issu As the prominent backdrop to the President's discussion of labor legislation was the split between Sen. William F. Knowland, the GOP guberna torial candidate, and Gov. Goodwin J. Knight, the Re publican senatorial nominee, over the so-called right to work law pending before California voters in the Nov. 4 elections. Knowland is the stout pro ponent, Knight the opponent of the proposed law which would prohibit compulsory union membership as a job requirement. Eisenhower made no men tion of a right to work law in his prepared speech excerpts here today as he interposed a seemingly different aispect of labor-management problems into the ' campaign involving Knight and Knowland. Corruption in Soma Unions This strategy apparently was part of Eisenhower's ef forts to find ground on which the top two candidates could stand together with some semblance of public unity. The President told, the party rally in San Francisco's Civic auditorium that "dis closures in the labor and man agement field have brought to light great abuses of trust and power" with a resultant "grave danger to all Ameri cans." . , "The corruption in some labor unions, and in their re lationships with management, threaten a serious weakening of those industrial relations which have become basic to our national welfare," he said in his prepared remarks. He said that next January he will renew his request for legislation to safeguard union funds and enable workers to oust corrupt union leaders be cause he feels working men and women of the nation need this protection. Before he left Los Angeles, the President launched a new attack on the Democrats, ac cusing them of everything from economic pocket-picking to being politically nutty. Charles Brooks to Speak al Meeting A meetihe of all Jackson County Democrats interested in working to get out the vote on election day will be sponsored by the county cen tral committee Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Democratic headquarters, James A. Red den, county chairman, has announced. Srjeaker will be Charles Brooks, administrative assist ant .to Sen. , Wayne Morse. Brooks will come from Port land to address Democratic precinct workers here. Redden stressed the impor tance of a large voter turnout on election day. Medford Man Pleads Guilty in Court Bascomb Taylor Buzbee, Medford, pleaded guilty in circuit court yesterday to lar ceny by embezzlement. A' pre-sentence- report has been ordered by Judge Ed ward Kelly. v ' Buzbee is charged with tak ing $633.24 from. Greyhound Post Houses, Inc., in Medford on June 1 19,. 1958. He had been extradited from El Paso, Tex." "" "" " "i 53 rd Year Medford 16 Pages Government of -Morocco Faces Uprising Threat Ultimatum Said Handed To Premier Paris-(UPD-Morroco's worst government crisis since the nation gained its independ ence two and a half years ago is threatening to topple the government of Premier Ahmed Balafrej, reports reaching here said today. Balafrej and his govern ment have been in almost continual session with King Mohammed V since Saturday. Ultimatum Said Given Reports from Rabat have made no mention of the cur rent crisis, but informed sources here said an ultima tum has been handed to Bala frej, demanding that he re sign or face the threat of an armed uprising, Cause of the trouble, the sources said, is the Istrilqlal party's monopoly of govern ment jobs. Other political fac tions feel they should have a say in the government, and their demands have crystal ized into a "Balafrej must go" movement. According to unconfirmed reports reaching here, the leader of the anti-Balafrej movement is Ben Meloudi, a former anti-French guerrilla. Meloudi has a force of sev eral thousand guerrillas ready for action in the wild Riff mountains and has warned Balafrej that unless he broad ens his government and re leases, three guerrilla leaders now; under earrest, his men will "begin ' operations," the reports said.. . Some minor ; clashes be tween the guerrillas and Moroccan-, troops -have -already taken place, the reports add ed, and many desertions lo the rebel - cause from : the army have been reported. Deputies Investigate Burglary in Phoenix . A burglary at Sierra Cas cade Pine company, Phoenix, is being investigated by Jack son county sheriff's deputies today. . D. M. Randies, office man ager, reported Monday after noon that thieves had entered the office some time during the week end and took.a tally ing machine valued at $100 to $120. "Who's Going To Leash Greek Queen, Children Arrive in U.S. for Tour New York-ttlPD-Pert Queen Frederika of Greece arrived here today with two of her children for a six-week coast to coast tour during which she will study the development of nuclear physics for peaceful purposes. Not Interested in Bombs "I'm not interested in atom bombs," the 41-year-old queen told reporters at a press con ference aboard the liner He de France. "I want to visit uni versities where nuclear phys ics, is taught and see peace time atomic installations. I'm going to be a model student on this visit." Frederika said Greece will MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1958 Sail on Space Ship To Reach Planets Foreseen Pittsburgh-diPD-Dr. T. C. Tsu believes that the simple procedure of unfurling a sail beats all the fancier space-propulsion systems for reaching the planets Mars and Venus. ' Tsu, of the Westinghouse Research Lab oratories, has made detailed studies of the force which the sun's radiation could apply against a parachute - like sail, and has reached these conclusions. -A space ship weighing 1,000 pounds . and bound for Mars would need a sail 1.600 feet in diameter, big enough to provide a tent for the Pentagon. But the sail would be very thin, would weigh only 800 pounds and would be unfurled after the ship had been rocketed into orbit. Faster Mars Trip -Solar radiation would provide a force of only half-a-pound or about half a horse power, but this would continue indefinitely and would propel the ship to Mars in 118 days. By comparison, Dr. Werner von Braun allows 260 days for reaching Mars in a rock et ship. -Although the planet Venus is closer to the sun than is the earth, Tsu believes it could be reached with almost equal ease by a system that amounts to "tacking"-chang- Porter Defends His Achievement Record Charles O. Porter, Fourth district Democratic congress man running for reelection, last night defended his record of achievement in the 85th Congress, and discussed Latin American foreign policy. He spoke before a small gathering at Democratic party headquarters in the Esquire theater building. As to charges that only one Porter-sponsored bill, out of 76 on which his name ap peared, was enacted, into law, Porter declared that while technically true, the charge is misleading. More than 20 bills which he sponsored, singly or jointly, passed . in one form or another, he said. Some of the objectives wefe incorporated into other legis lation, some -were deferred while similar legislation was passed, and there were other cases . where the objectives were attained, Porter stated. Other Bills Other bills were introduced to "point up a need" (such as the Rogue River Basin development bill, .which was introduced to speed up agency reports, and to call attention of local people to the situa tion), he stated. Or Unleash Whom?' construct a small nuclear re actor next year near Athens. She said she was taking a per sonal interest in the project and hoped to gain helpful in formation from scientists and professors here. Met By Greek Envoy The queen was accompan ied by her tall, slender son, Crown Prince Constantine, 18, who is a sub-lieutenant in the Greek army, navy and air force, and her daughter, Prin cess Sophie, 19. She was met aboard ship by Greek Am passador Alexis Liatis and taken to the Royal Suite in the Waldorf-Astoria Towers to rest before visiting the Em pire State Building. Some situations were re solved without the need for legislation, the congressman stated; while on others there was no action, or the measure died in committees or on the floor of the house or senate. In discussing Latin Amer ica policy, Porter said he sees encouraging signs of a re newed realization of the im portance of South and Cen tral America to the United States. He discussed the Mur phy case, which began his interest in Latin America, and details of his activities opposing General Trujillo, die tator of the Dominican re public. ". . . We wilj not serve the cause of freedom by closing our eyes, in the name of anti- Communism, to other tyran nies which usurp' the sover eignty, of the people," he de clared. "Moreover, anti-Communism, while a virtue, does not bring with it the privilege of abusing every other posi tive virtue which gives democ racy its strength and makes it worth preserving from Communism ... "We need the friendship and cooperation of the Latin American people," he added. "Already their population has surpassed that of the United States. At their present birth-rate-the world's highest-by the end of the century, Latin America will contain 500 mil lion people, twice the esti mated population of the Unit ed States." Concluding, he stated, "Cor dial, cooperative relations with our Latin American neighbors are important to the prosperity and security of each of us ... If I have been able to arouse the interest of a number of my colleagues, as well as the interest of the general public, I will feel a sense of deep accomplish ment. "Democracy can only live through those who defend it. The American people hate dic tatorship and love democracy -and our foreign policy should reflect this fact. Effective leadership of the free world demands unflinching, unmis takeable allegiance to liberty and justice for all peoples, not just our own." Porter's campaign visit will end tomorrow morning with a talk at Southern Oregon college. Candidates Night Set for Grange Central Point - The candi dates night of the - Central Point Grange will be Thurs day, Oct. 23, starting at 8 p.m., members and others interest ed were reminded today. The event, at the Grange hall on Pine st., will be open to the public. Attending will be candidates for office in and from Jackson county only. Each will be given five min utes to speak, and there will be a question and answer pe riod. Entertainment and refresh ments will be provided by the Grange. John Day (UPD David Ban- zer, 51, of Mist, Ore., suffered a fatal heart attack Monday while hunting. ; Price 1 0 Cents Tribune No. 181 ing the position of the sail so as to move either towards or away from the sun. The same kind of "tacking," he said, could be used to slow down in space: After leaving its 18,000 -mile -an -hour earth orbit, Tsu said the ship would hit a peak speed of 50,000 to 60,000 miles an hour on its journey to Mars. The scientist out lined his plan during a series of scientific demonstrations Monday. He said his ship would need no return fuel, but might want to carry an auxiliary landing craft for de scent to the surface of the nearer planets. Demonstrates Dishwasher Sailing would be inefficient for reaching distant planets, he said, and would become worthless outside the solar system, where heat radiation from the stars would com pete with that from the sun. Dr. R. A. Ramey, head of the labora tories' new products division, meanwhile, said he in installing in his home an "ultra sonic" dishwasher that cleans dishes by sending sound vibrations through water. Ramey demonstrated that a cocoa stained glass almost immediately became clean when placed in the sound-agitated water. He estimated the device will become "practical" in two to four years. Court Outlines Ideas to Assist In Park Sites The county court has writ ten a letter to the county planning commission, outlin ing its ideas of how the lat ter could be of assistance in the selection of recreational sites in the county. The letter, was in response to a request by the commis sion that the court put into writing what assistance it de sired along these lines. Such property would be re quired and developed by the county through federal agen cies from donations from in dividuals or would be ac quired by the court from the owners, the letter stated. Sites Suggested Some of the sites already suggested to the county court have been referred to the min eral division of the bureau of land management for clari fication of mineral rights on those properties, the county court wrote.' Through more publicity, those interested will probably contact the planning commis sion with suggestions, and the suggested sites should be studied and recommendations made, the court said. It is also on the outloolr-for such sites while making road inspec tions and will refer any sug gestion to the county plan ning commission, the letter stated. The court will contact the planning commission as soon as a lease on Howard Prairie and Emigrant recreation site development is received and accepted, the court said. Spe cifications on such develop ments will be referred to the planning commission for its recommendations, the letter concluded. Portland-OIPD-The Portland Chamber of Commerce has announced that it would be represented at a hearing in Bend Nov. 7 on the wilder ness preservation bill. Tentative Plans For Jewett Days Central Point Tentative plans for "H. P. Jewett Days" were outlined last night at a committee meeting at Central Point Junior High school. The days' events would honor the .superintendent of School District 6 (Consolidat ed). Jewett has been super intendent of the district more than 36 years. He began his duties in the fall of 1922. He will retire next August. Two days of activities are contemplated, May 7 and 8. A tour of schools for Mr. Jew ett is planned for the first day. On the second day grad uates of Central Point and Crater High schools and teachers who served under Jewett would .return. Pro posed events for this day in clude athletic games, a smor gasbord supper and an eve ning program and gift presen tation. Rex Putnam, Salem, state superintendent of public in struction, has accepted an in vitation to be main speaker at Reaction of Chiang Kai-shek To idea Unknown Plan Would Reduce Danger of Warfare Washington -flJPD- Adminis istration sources said today Secretary of State John Fos ter Dulles may propose a mili tary pullback by both sides in the Quemoy area to lessen the friction in that explosive re gion. They said it was possible Dulles, now conferring in Tai per, Formosa, with Chiang Kai-shek, would propose that the Chinese Nationalist leader signify his willingness to de militarize Quemoy without Taipeh, Formosa (UPD Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and President Chiang Kai-shek met for two and a half hours to day. A spokesman for Dul les said it was logical to assume they discussed re sumption of U. S. naval con voys for Nationalist ships supplying the Quemoyi. relinquishing sovereignty if the Chinese Reds give assur ances they will withdraw their garrisons from nearby Amoy on the mainland. Would Strengthen Position Whether the Nationalist leader would even consider such a step was not known here. However some Ameri can officials felt he would strengthen his position in world opinion if he showed willingness to seek reciprocal measures to blunt the sharp point of conflict in the area. Such Communst-Nationalist agreement would do nothing to solve the basic dispute be tween the two, officials acknowledged. But they said it would at least considerably reduce the danger of renewed warfare. Officials here had their fin--gers crossed, hoping Monday's Communist bombardment of Quemoy would prove an iso lated gesture and not indica tive of Red intentions to re ume full-scale shelling of the beleaguered offshore islands. Chanees Seen Good Most officials said they be lieved chances were good the cease fire would last now. They interpreted Monday's sudden breach of the truce as a gesture of contempt toward the United States and Dulles, designed to impress particu larly Asian opinion with the fact that Peiping still holds the initiative. Some diplomatic authorities speculated privately that the renewed bombardment might well have been sparked by Red resentment at claims by some Republican politicians in this country that the cease fire was a "victory" for the firm" Eisenhower adminis tration Far East policy. 80 Appointments Made for Blood Only about 80 appointments . have been'made for the regu lar visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile at the local chap ter house, 60 Hawthorne ave.. tomorrow, officials said this morning. A total of 350 donors are needed to assure the quota of 290 pints, Red Cross officials noted. The Bloodmobile will be at the chapter house here be tween 1 and 6 pjn. tomorrow. Appointments may be made by telephoning the Red Cross office at SPring 3-3813. Announced the program. An H. P. Jewett Homecom ing account is being set up at' Central Point branch of First National bank for donations toward a gift. The committee which met last night was representative of various groups and inter ests in the, community and school district. Detailed plan ning for the. event has been placed in the hands of an ex ecutive committee. Members are Mrs. Scott Hamilton, C. Norman Gail, C. A. Meyer, Otto Bohnert, Lester James and Everett Faber. District 6 is considerably" larger today than when Jew ett came in 1922. It original ly included just the Central Point area. First merger was with Agate district. Consoli dations followed with Gold Hill, Willow Springs and Ta ble Rock, and then with Sams Valley and Tolo. Doors of Crater High school were opened to students in the fall of 1951.
