Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 28, 1958, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI- MILS A N fol m 53rd Year Medford 16 Pages liSyssiicaOTis Scientists Win Physics Award Unprecedented Second Nobel Prize Presented 'Cherenkov Effect' Prize To Be Shared Stockholm-flJPD-Russia won an unprecedented second No bel Prize today when the Swedish Academy of Sciences presented the physics award to the Soviet experts who discovered and developed the "Cherenkov effect," which may have been put to practi cal use in Russia's Sputniks. The Russians who will share the $41,250 prize are Pavel A. Cherenkov, Igor E. Tamm and Hya M. Frank. Paved Way for Discovery The academy said that work done by the three Russians paved the way for the Univer sity of California's recent dis covery of the anti-proton and facilitated Stanford Univer sity studies of nuclear struc ture by electronic diffraction. It is also the basis for new methods of studying cosmic rays. - , - The chemistry prize is ex pected to go to British Prof. Frederick Sanger, whose analysis of the structure of insulin contributed to man's understanding of the processes of life. Storm Unexpected Russia has never before won two Nobel prizes in a single year. The physics award is not expected to arouse any such storm as last week's award of the literature prize to Soviet writer Boris Pasternak. The chain of physical dis coveries which brought the three Russians into Nobel Prize consideration began in 1943, when Cherenkov no ticed that a bottle of water under radioactive bombard ment gave of a weak blue light. Electrons Accelerated He determined later that the light was created when radiation accelerated electrons in the water, driving them up to a velocity greater than the . speed of light. Tamm and Frank developed Cherenkov's discovery. They are believed to have used it as the basis for a new type of radiation counter that is now whirling through space in Sputnik III, Russia's biggest artificial satellite. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Neve- York IPU Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 536.89. up 1.88; 20 railroads 147.89, up 1.69; 15 utilities 82.38. up 0.03. and 65 stocks 186. 44, up 0.86. Sales today were about 3.670.000 shares . compared with 3.980.000 Monday. Make Medford Beautiful 4 RELIC? This building, in a sorry state of repair, is situated at one of Medford's prominent intersections. Motorists pass ing through town, as well as local residents, can hardly miss iirRemoving it would reduce tax assessments on the property, end help "Make Medford Beautiful." P MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1958 Mr"5 I l LITTLE HOOPER-It doesn't take much of a wiggle to keep a hula hoop going if you know how, and Lorita Harris, 27-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris, who live near Phoenix, has learned to supply the "boomps-a-daisy" in just the right places. In fact she could be classed as an expert now, since she has been at it for about four months and can spin two hoops at a time with no trouble at all. Friends think Loria could be the youngest hula hooper in this area. Cochairman of Tree Com in it tee Ha m ecL By Mayor John Adams, landscape arch itect for Crater Lake Nation al park, has been appointed cochairman of Medford's tree planting committee, according to Mayor John Snider. Mrs. Fred Lorish has been chairman of the committee for two years under the Medford planning commission. Adams began an active part in the committee on Oct. 1, accord ing to Mayor Snider. Talent Woman Hurl When Hit By Car A 67-year-old Talent woman was struck and injured this morning by a vehicle driven by an off-duty "rookie" patrol man with the Medford police department, police reported. The patrolman, Floyd Ken neth Lawson Jr., 25, of 1418 Reddy ave., was cited for fail ure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian, police said. Myrtle Pearl Martin, route 1, box 405, Talent, was taken to Sacred Heart hospital with head injuries, and possibly a concussion, police reported. The accident occurred in front of Medford city hall, Fifth st. and Central ave., about 8:30 a.m., according to police. A physician at Sacred Heart hospital said shortly after noon that Mrs. Martin was "doing all right" and that there were "apparently no serious injuries." Snider Adams came to southern Oregon three years ago after serving in San Francisco, and in Yosemite and Joshua na tional parks. He has planned camp grounds, new roads'and other facilities for Crater Lake, Oregon Caves, Lava Beds, and Lassen National parks. He is a graduate of the University of California school of architecture. Work On Master Plan The tree planting commit tee has been working toward a master plan for the city, rec ommending what trees Med ford residents should plant in various parts of the city. Mrs. Minnie Barr, Medford, Coun ty Horticultural Agent Clif ford Cordy and Chet Correy of Ashland have been assist ing in the work of selecting the right tree for the right area. Two other sub-units of the committee are those of pro motion and publicity and in ventory. Paul Jorgenson and Bob Johnson head the promo tion committee and Mrs. W. L. Tucker, John Gribble and Mrs. O. A. Eden make up the inventory group. "The tree commitee has planned a good portion of the tree planting for Medford streets," Mayor Snider said. "Some streets have been planted by homeowners and others are awaiting trees which have been ordered. Anyone wishing more infor mation about the committee's work should write the tree committee, box 1349, Medford. Organization of the four wards of the city into sub planting committees is under way. Gasoline Hoses Cut at Stations Gasoline dispensing hoses at four service stations in the Medford area were cut last night, according to state po lice. State police said there is a possibility the slashings are involved with a local gasoline price war since all four sta tions are reported to be cut ing gasoline prices to cus tomers. Hoses to gas pumps were cut at the Standard station on South Pacific highway, at Tom Thumb's market at Four corners, and at a Shell Sta tion at Four Corners. Zachary Shell station at 439 North Central ave., Medford, reported four gas oline hoses cut last night. UDSUIIDDDS Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 187 Oregon Lifer in Isolation After Escape Attempt Prison Guard Held At Point of Knife , Salem - (UPD- An Oregon state penitentiary life-termer was in an isolation cell to day after failing in an at tempt to escape by holding a guard at knife-point. The prisoner, Ernest L. Gibson, 32, tried to make his escape from the prison hos pital Monday when the pen itentiary was shrouded in fog. Warden C. T. Gladden said Gibson stuck a knife in the ribs of officer E. E. May in a hospital corridor and forced him into the prison bake shop on the floor below the hos pital. May grabbed a rolling pin and after a scuffle managed to get out of the bake shop and summon help. Gibson was subdued easily and taken to isolation. Gladden said the convict, sentenced to life plus 10 years was one of his tougher charg es and required close custody. He had been in the prison hospital three days complain ing of stomach pains. . Besides the crudely made five-inch knife, a foot-long hook, and -two-crude-alu rnin - urn keys to the bake shop were found on Gibson. Gladden said he apparent ly intended to use bakeshop sheets tied to the hook in an attempt to scale the prison walls in the fog. Gibson has a criminal record dating back to 1941. He was serving his life sen tence for assaulting and rob bing the Linn county treasur er of $8,001 more than two years ago. He had an accomplice Rob ert L. Roberts, also escaped from the Linn county jail while awaiting a hearing on an habitual criminal charge. Gibson got to Bend where he kidnaped a taxi driver and was finally picked up in North Bend in a stolen car. The stolen car charge re sulted in the extra 10-year sentence. No one has escaped over the walls of OSP in the 5V& years that Warden Gladden has run the prison. WEATHER FORECAST: Continued fair and smokey tonight and Wednes day, with morning fog. Low to night 33. High Wednesday 68 70. Temp. Highest Yesterday 68 Lowest this Morning 36 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:11 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:41 a.m. Moonrise today 6:02 p.m. Last Quarter Nov. 4 PROMINENT STARS Altair, high in south west 7:25 p.m. Vega, low in north west .12:05 a.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, follows the Moon Saturn, sets 7:17 p.m. Charles Porter Defends Record, Congressman Charles O. Porter last night jabbed at his opponent and his support ers, defended his own record of accomplishment, and dis cussed economics and foreign affairs. The Eugene Democratic con gressman, here on his last visit before the election, spoke to some 65 members and guests of the Democratic Social club at the Phoenix Grange at a dinner in his hon or. Today he is going to Rose burg and Coos Bay, and will spend the rest of the week in the northern part of . the fourth district. Goes Over Record Porter went over, his rec ord on foreign affairs, particu larly on Latin America, and reiterated his stand against all types of dictatorship no matter where found. He quot ed a letter to him from R. R. Rubottom Jr., assistant secre tary of state for Inter-Ameri 'Don't Throw Bouquets At Me . . . Land Use Discussed Officials Meeting The development of land use policies to regulate Med ford's future growth was dis cussed at last night's interim meeting of the city planning commission. Three of the commission's seven members, Paul Selby, Allen Perry and Jack Edson, were present. Leading the discussion of this and other topics was Lloyd Anderson, planning fcott&uitant t iram-ihe bureauwof municipal research and serv ice at the University of Ore gon. Also present,' besides City Manager Robert A. Duff and other administrative officials, weer four city councilmen, one from each ward. . Topics Discussed Other topics discussed were a revised subdivision ordi nance proposal, zoning areas adjacent to freeway inter changes, revision of the mul tiple family zoning require ments, and regulation of wrecking yards. Ned Langford, planning technician currently conduct ing a land use study of Med- f o r d, received elementary steps in development of land use data and estimates of fu ture growth and needs. Anderson said that on the basis of this study, city plan ners and councilmen should formulate policies they think best for Medford's future and incorporate these in a new zoning ordinance. Specifically under discus sion last night was a study of the Grandview-Kenwood area, recently - annexed and still largely undeveloped. Control Traffic "You can set policies on un developed land," Anderson said, "to control traffic flow and potential land use." Of particular interest in the proposed subdivision . ordi nance was the stipulation that subdividers post cash, person al bond or surety bond and be required to carry out improve ments. . Asked if this might tend to price lots out of the market or can affairs', which said, in part: .:' . . " "... I was very glad that you came by my office for a talk prior to your trip to Venezuela. Your statements there with respect to the world-wide communist threat were clear and unequivocal, and were widely applauded . . . "The discussions which we have had, 'and those which you have also carried on with some of my most experienced colleagues in the bureau of inter-American affairs, have shown that there is very little disagreement between us on the principles to be followed in the conduct of our relations with Latin America . . ." Comments on Opinions Porter said such opinions from high state department officials brand as silly the accusations made against him that he is "for appeasement," or is "helping communism." He reiterated his stand fa Policies at City discriminate against small subdividers, Duff . said, "1 don't think so," and that it was "a matter of degree." A public hearing on the pro posal has been called for the commission's Nov. 10 meeting. Requests for zone changes for property adjacent to pro posed freeway interchange sites both at Barnett rd. and at Crater Lake highway prompt ed consideration of what uses to permit in these areas in the Interests" of saf e'ty,?" avoid ing traffic congestion and ap pearance. Selby, recommended the commission "hold fast" and avoid rezoning action for the time being. $86,094 Received In UMC Campaign A total of $86,094.51, about 65 per cent of the goal, has been turned over to the .Un ited Medford Crusade. Goal in the campaign, which start ed in mid-September, is $131, 030. - Yesterday's report lunch eon at the Medford Elks club was the last general report meeting. Other report meet ings will be held for division chairmen and cochairmen. Dick Travis, general chair man, reminded residents that "Barber's Day" will be Thurs day, Oct. 30, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Proceeds from haircuts during those hours will be turned over to the UMC. He also reported that the Home Crusade activities got under way yesterday . morn ing with 377 women partici pating in the door-to-door drive. The public employees div ision, under . the direction . of Elliott Becken, has been lead ing division this year, while the retail, under James Rag land,' and commercial, under Fred Robinson, have been the low divisions, Travis noted. voring trade with Red China, and cited a recent State Grange resolution which fa vored it. He also said that many Pacific Coast business men feel that resumed trade with China would be of great benefit to Oregon. Porter discussed more than half-a-dozen economic issues of importance to the Fourth District, and described his ef forts to obtain improvement and relief for this area, par ticularly increased supplies of mortgage money to assist the lumber industry, which he said is still in difficulty. He cited state unemployment compensation commission fig ures to show that this area has .not had the degree of economic " recovery enjoyed by the rest of the nation in recent months. Gold Beach Road He announced that the road from Selma to Agness to Gold Beach, for which he has been Maneuver Seen Saying of Face As Blockade Fails Secretary Sees Communism Collapse Washington flJPD Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today the Chinese Reds' on-again off-again shelling of Quemoy and Matsu was out landish and uncivilized. He declared it was designed for promiscuous killing of civil ians rather than any military objective. Tactics Unprecedented Dulles told a news confer ence that the Communist tac tics were unprecedented in history and apparently were designed to save face after the intensive Red bombard ment of the offshore islands failed to blockade them. The secretary would not predict whether the shelling would increase' or decrease But he said he did not think it was likely that the Reds would raise their military ef forts to the point likely to provoke general war. Dulles said the Commun ists' intention of shelling on an every other day basis was evidence of what he called the upside down thinking and talking which one has to ex pect from the Reds. Says Commuism Will End On other subjects of inter national interest, the secre tary said: The Russians may be try ing to wiggle out of any real efforts to negotiate a nuclear test ban because they discov ered at last summer's Geneva scientific talks that the Unit ed States was far ahead of them in the field of nuclear explosives. -He believes that Commun ism, both in Russia and China is going to collapse within a matter of decades because the people are not going to allow themselves to be squeezed for ever to promote the ambitious plans of international Com munism for world conquest. -Chiang Kai-shek's renunci ation of the use of force to regain the Red-held mainland was a completely fresh for mulation of the Nationalist government's mission, putting emphasis on winning through peaceful processes instead of force. He said this should be highly significant in the long range developments in the Far East. No Agreement Made -There has been no agree ment between Chiang and the secretary for a specific reduc tion in forces on the offshore islands. There are and will be military level studies con ducted on how to best use Chiang's military resources. However, any studies beyond that would be very difficult to carry out while the Reds are still waging active war fare. He and Chiang did not discuss the possibility of more economic aid for the Nation alist government. Paul Geddes to Speal. At Southern Oregon Paul E. Geddes, Republican candidate for congressman from the fourth district, will speak on the U.S. foreign pol icy at Southern Oregon col lege at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Discusses wjorking, may be constructed before too long as a result of a recommendation last week that part of it be included on the U.S. forest highway network. The recommenda tion was made by representa tives of the state highway commission, the forest service and the bureau of public roads. As to charges regarding his position on H-bomb testing, which he wants halted if the Russians do the same, he said President Eisenhower now is calling for the same thing, two years after it was first suggested by such figures as Adlai Stevenson. Quoting State Sen. Philip Lowry, as reported in last night's Mail Tribune on this question, he said it is obvious Lowry hasn't read his (Porter's) bill on the subject, or he could not have made the allegations he did. Porter also discussed his PIUS SUCCESSOR 'NON-POLITICAL' sjfc 1 ANGELO RONCALLI Reigns as Pope John XXIII Eagle Point May Hold Election for District Director The board of directors of the Eagle Point Irrigation district last night decided to hold an election Nov. 11 for director if possible. , Petitions nominating three candidates have been submit ted in. the district, the only one of five irrigation districts in Jackson county in which more than one petition was submitted. The board last night agreed to hold an election if possible. Holding it hinges on an opin ion from the attorney- general on the deadline for filing pe titions. . Philip Lowry, attorney for the Medford Irrigation dist rict, has asked Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton for a'n opinion on whether the deadline was noon last Satur day or noon yesterday. Ore gon law provides that, peti tions be filed 15 days before an election. Sunday was the 15th day before the election date, and some districts placed the deadline Saturday and others yesterday. The Eagle Point district ex pressed a desire for an elec tion in case the opinion leaves the deadline date up to the district or interprets the law as setting the deadline as Mon day. If an election is held, it will be between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Reese Creek church. A petition nominating C. J. Grebb, incumbent, was filed previously. Petitions nominat ing Mrs. Ann Todd and James Dunn were brought in yester day, irrigation district offi cials said. In other districts, directors were declared elected since petitions were filed nominat ing only the incumbent in all four cases. They are J. G. Cameron, Medford Irrigation district; Gordon Kershaw, Rogue River Valley; David Holmes, Talent; and S. Nor man Gail, Gold Hill. Mean fo Speak on Radio Station KYJC AFL-CIO President George Meany will be heard over ra dio station KYJC here Oct. 29 at 9:30 p.m., according to Pauline La Plane, secretary of the Jackson County Labor council. Meany's topic will be "La bor's Stake in This Election." The address will be released nationwide by the Columbia Broadcasting System. Foreign bill-introduction record, 76 in his two-year-term, of which two were enacted and the ob jectives of many other obtain ed either through similar legislation or administrative action, as well as those which have not been enacted but which are still "alive." This record is better than many congressmen's, he said, and pointed out that Republican Congressman Walter Norblad of Oregon's first district has had his name on two pieces of successful legislation in the past 14 years. Political Purposes Lowry accused Porter of "using" the Rogue basin de velopment program for politi cal, purposes. Porter replied by stating that his opponent (Paul Geddes, Roseburg Re ublican) has never made pub lic a stand on this matter, that he (Porter) had been working on it for two years, and that it was Lowry, not Porter, who Vatican City -(UPD-The Sa cred College of Cardinals to-y day elected Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, 76, Italian patriarch of Venice, as the 262nd Pope of the Roman Catholic church. He will reign as Pope John XXIII. Roncalli is ' considered "non-political" Pope-in short, one who will devote his main effort to the spiritual affairs of the church rather than to international events. A cardinal priest, he was born Nov. 25, 1881, and was created a cardinal by the late Pope Pius XII, whom he suc ceeds, on Jan. 12, 1953. The son of a north Italian sharecropper, the new Pope served for 27 years as a suc cessful Vatican diplomat, but was known as always a bishop at heart. Three Days of Voting The election of the Vene tian patriarch came on the third day of voting-apparent-ly on the 11th ballot. First news of his election came to the world when a thin white wisp of smoke curl ed up at 5:07 p.m. (8:07 a.m. PST) from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel. The smoke signal was short and indistinct at first, leaving the hushed crowd of 200,000 persons gathered in St. Peter's Square in anguished anticipa tion. The first official announce- ' ment that the world's half billion Roman Catholics had a new spiritual leader came when the Vatican Radio said in a Portuguese language broadcast at 5:23 p.m.: "The church has a new pope." As news of the papal elec tion spread by radio and word of mouth throughout Rome, thousands began hur rying by foot or car to the Vatican. . . A massive traffic jam block ed bridges crossing the Tiber and leading to St. Peter's. The choice of Cardinal Ron calli was an apparent com promise, made ' to give the church a leader after two days of deadlock in the conclave. An elderly man, his reign could be short, but it should give him time to bring the College of Cardinals back to its authorized strength of 70 members from its present low of 53. The explosive cheers of the crowd, swollen to at least 250,000, greeted Pope John XXIII when he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter's after receiving the homage of the assembled cardinals who chose him. The new Pope was ordained a priest in the Rome Church of Santa Maria in Monte San to Aug. 10, 1904, and cele brated his first mass in St. Peter's Basilica. From the balcony of that same historic edifice he car ried out his first public act tonight after it was announc ed by Nicola Cardinal Canali that "we have a new pope" in the traditional Latin words "habemus papem." Traditional Blessing In a strong and ringing voice, the new pontiff deliv ered the traditional blessing "urbi et orbi"- to the city and to the world. . There was a moment of tense silence as he intoned the papal blessing-which carries a plenary indulgence for all who hear it. Then the cheers of the hundreds of thousands of Romans and visitors ex ploded again throughout the vast square. "dragged it into a partisan political campaign." On farm legislation, the congressman scoffed at his op position's efforts to make it appear that he favors high farm price supports as a per manent governmental policy. "The truth," Porter said, "which he (Geddes) and Lowry both know, is that I have always opposed high price supports. My opponent's ad in Monday's paper tries to tie the increase in bread prices to a position I never took. Furthermore, he should know that bread price increases do not relate at all to the price of wheat, which constitutes only about three cents per loaf." He added, "It's no wonder Phil avoided speaking to me at the Candidates Fair and the chamber of commerce luncheon last week. His at tacks are ridiculous and he knows it"