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lariat Thre St Ira leirlfii 53rd MEDFORD 18 PAGES P! FATALITY-The first traffic fatality record- and Vernon Ray Nikodym 944 Murray st. ed this year within the city occurred Tues- Medford. The Rose vehicle (right), was hit day about 11:10 a.m. at the intersection of on the left side by the Nikodym automobile J and Monroe sts. Killed in the accident which was traveling west on Monroe st.' was Mrs. Helen Adele Rose, 42, of Ft. Jones, City firemen were called to the scene of the Calif., and three persons were hospitalized, accident to wash away gasoline spilled dur- Operators of the vehicles were George Man- ing the incident, uel Rose, 20, Ft. Jones, son of Mrs. Rose, Russia Mobilizes Satellites for Geneva Attack Geneva -(DPD- Russia mobil ized its satellites for a massive frontal attack on the West to day in support of its drive to turn the Geneva -East - West talks into a new cold war bat tleground on disarmament. The meeting lasted an hour and a half and a communique issued later said the confer ees again failed to reach agreement on an agenda. An other session was scheduled for Thursday. The communique said U. S. Delegation Chief William C. Foster spoke for the West at today's session while Czech oslovak Deputy Foreign Min ister Dr. Jiry Hajek, Alban ian delegate R. Nase and Kuznetsov spoke for the Com munist bloc. Repeat Demands Western leaders held a pri vate meeting after the con ference, presumably to study the Communist statements. Backed by Communist Czechoslovakia and Albania, the Soviet delegation to the talks on prevention of sur prise attack repeated its de mand that the Geneva meet ing be transformed into a full fledged political and disarma ment debate. Moscow Radio made public only Tuesday night a formal Soviet note to the United States declaring that the Gen eva talks were useless unless they are linked directly with disarmament. Make Medford Beautiful j ' rp" l lily i , k s f. 1 RACK AND RUIN? The old armory building is certainly well on the way. Back around Halloween, some young van dals wandered through the hallways and rooms in the front of the building, breaking windows, kicking out chunks of plaster from the walls and painting obscenities. Fire was the main culprit in 1951. Replacing this massive relic with a modern structure, needless to say, is a major enterprise. Even demolishing it and turning the lot into a park or off street parking area is a big order. Nevertheless, as it stands row it is one of Medford's prime eyesores-and a danger to children. Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1958 Director Reelected Ft. Jones Woman Killed in Crash A Ft. Jones, Calif., woman was killed, and three persons werex hospitalized, late Tues day morning following an automobile accident at the in tersection of J and Monroe sts., according to Medford police. The - accident is the first traffic fatality recorded in Medford this year. Property Owners' Need Sewer Permits Property owners in the Ken-wood-Grandview and North Laurelhurst areas should ap ply at the Medford city en gineering department for con necting sewers to 4the new lines being constructed in the areas, Vernon Thorpe, public works director, has an nounced. Permits ' are necessary for records as well as for notices to the city plumbing inspector in order that he can make necessary inspections of the house sewer line and the con nection to the main line, Thorpe noted. In some locations, house sewers cannot yet be ' con nected to the street sewer line even though the street sewer installation is complet ed. This is because all the sewer lines are not yet con nected to the main trunk line, he pointed out. Before covering any portion of the line from the house to the street, the property owner should call the city plumbing inspector in order that he can inspect the house lateral, Thorpe said. Fatally injured in the ac cident was Mrs. Helen Adele Rose, 42, a passenger in the automobile operated by her son, George Manuel Rose, 20, Ft. Jones, who was hospital, ized with a severe concussion. Also admitted to ' Sacred Heart hospital were Richard Rose, 16, another passenger in the Rose vehicle, and Dan iel Ray Nikodym, 7-year-old son of Vernon Ray Nikodym, 944 Murray St., Medford. Vernon Nikodym was opera tor of the automobile which collided with the Rose car, police said. In Good Condition All three patients were re ported in good condition by hospital officials today. Other passengers in the two vehicles who received minor injuries but were not hos pitalized were Margaret Ann Halliday, 16, who lost a front tooth, and Mrs. Nedra H. Halliday, 43, both of Etna, Calif., who were riding in the California car. Robin Jean Nikodym, 5, was also a pass enger in the car operated by her father. Police reported that Daniel Nikodym was thrown through the windshield of the Niko dym car in the impact. He suffered deep lacerations on the nose and over his left eye. Reports show that the Rose vehicle was traveling south on J st. when it was struck in the left rear by the Nikodym car, which was going west on Monroe st. Nikodym was cited by police for failure to yield right of way to a car on right. He entered an innocent plea this morning, and trial was set for Nov. 19. The last traffic fatality within the city occurred Dec 11, 1957, on North Pacific highway. This is the 16th traf fic fatality this year in Jack son county. SOC Coaches Walk Back To Ashland After Game "It's certainly going to have to be an important game be fore I'll make such a state ment again." Those were the words' of Al Akins, Southern Oregon college head football coach, after a long 12-mile walk from the Medford High school stadium to Ashland last night. Akins last week told his players that he would walk home from Medford if they won their Veterans Day game with Moffett Naval Air Base. The Red Raiders of Southern Oregon nosed out the Fliers 25 to 24 yesterday. Akins hoofed it back to the Lithia city and so did Athletic Direc tor Ted Schopf, Assistant Coach Chuck Crandall and Equipment Manager Dick Brown. Schopf and Brown had en tered the agreement with Akins. The players refused to Tribune Clarence J. Greb Gets 113 Votes in Election Tuesday Mrs. Ann Todd Polls 27 Votes Clarence J. Greb was re elected to the board of direc tors of the Eagle Point Irri gation district by a large ma jority yesterday. Greb received 113 votes. Mrs. Ann Todd, -who has ac cused the board and its of ficers of improper conduct, received 27 votes, and James Dunn got 7 votes. The election appeared to be a vote of confidence for Greb and the present board's policies. The district's opera tions have also been under attack in recent weeks by Mrs. Todd. There are 204 eligible vot ers in the district, and the total vote was 147. Each piece of irrigated property of two or more acres is eligible to cast one vote. Mrs. Todd's allegations, in vestigated by the grand jury, resulted in the indictment of Ted Flury, manager of the district, on technical charges involving monies paid "him by the California Oregon Power company while he was em ployed by the district. Last week, Mrs. Todd brought suit in circuit court seeking to invalidate the con tract between the district and Copco. Both cases, the crim inal charge and the civil suit, are pending.; A number of water users in the district, however, have expressed their confidence in Flury and members of the board, and have defended the contract with Copco, which has been a point of issue. They have declared the contract with Copco has permitted the district to be operated in a sound financial condition. Festival Fund Drive To Open Tonight Volunteer workers will launch the Oregon Shake spearean Festival's $275,000 building fund campaign at a dinner at the Tally-Ho restau rant in Talent at 7 o'clock to night. Glenn Stanton, Portland architect, will speak, as will Angus L. Bowmer, founder and producing director of the Festival. Alfred S. V. Carpen ter, Medford, is chairman of the campaign. The campaign is expected to last about a month. Con struction of a new theater building will start as soon as possible after funds are avail able, officials noted. Wendt, Bohnert to Attend Salem School County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt and Arnold Bohn ert, Central Point, plan to at tend the equalization school in Salem tomorrow. Bohnert and Wendt are members of the county board of equalization along with Ed Singmaster, Ashland, who will be unable to attend the school. let Crandall get on the bus. He was a coach and could walk, too, they said. The four began their hike to Ashland about 4:30 p.m. and about 9:30 pjn. were picked up at the underpass. They made a one-hour dinner stop at the Tally-Ho near Tal ent. Akins said that "quite a few" people stopped and gave them coffee and Schopf said that a flashlight, provide by his wife, eased their worry about the traffic in the dark ness. "It was worth it," Schopf declared. "I'd walk after every game if we can win them," he added. "It (the walk) wasn't bad at all and I feel pretty fine," he said this morning. "I feel fine," Akins also re ported. He said that his knees, hurt during pro football days, got stiff and that he was "real ly tired" last night Price 10 Cents No. 200 Cairo, Damascus Radios Renew Hussein Attacks Broadcasts Poke Fun at King Beirut, Lebanon- (UPD -The Cairo and Damascus radios resumed their attacks on Jor dan's King Hussein today. One Cairo broadcast said Hussein was in league with Israel on the timing of the Monday air incident in which Syrian jet fighters chased Hussein's private plane back to Jordan shortly after he had taken off for Europe on vacation. The broadcast said the "joint effort" by Hussein and Israel was "contrived to cre ate a problem through which an attempt could be made to defame the United Arab Re public." It predicted Hussein would renew his appeal for "foreign intervention and the occupation of Jordan." Cairo took note of Jordan's decision to report the Syrian MIG incident to the United Nations and advised its own delegation to be ready to fight any complaint Jordan makes. Informed sources in Cairo said the government was sending full details to UAR delegate Omar Loufti in case Jordan does make a com plaint. Other Syrian and Cairo broadcasts poked fun at Hus sein's account and said he "should use his dramatic tal ents in Hollywood where peo ple like adventures and imag inary acts of heroism." Bag dad Radio said Monday's in cident was "nothing but a comedy staged by Hussein and his British masters and his ionist allies."' - Myrtle Creek Man Pleads Guilty - Ray O'Neal Falls, 30, Myrtle Creek, pleaded guilty in district court this after noon to a charge of carrying a cancealed weapon. Sentenc ing was continued until Fri day. Falls was arrested by Med ford city police Tuesday at 9:45 p.m. at the Richfield Truck and Auto service, 2390 North Pacific highway, fol lowing a report that a man was causing a disturbance there. Police reported that the man was in the repair room of the building picking up cartridges from the floor and putting them into his pocket, when they arrived. When ordered out of the room by Patrolman Jack Sanders, Falls pulled a fully loaded .32 caliber automatic from his pocket and started to raise it. When Sanders drew his re volver Falls dropped the auto matic into a trash barrel, ac cording to police. Police said the automatic was fully loaded and cocked. Other ammunition was discov ered by police in the Falls' automobile. Spokane (UPD The search continued today for a pilot who has been missing in his light plane since Monday on a flight from here to Seattle. "What Do I Do Planes Available For Airlift To Western Sector Premier Denounces Western Speculation BerUn-OJPD-Communist East Germany said today that the Western Allies were occupy ing West Berlin illegally and threatened, with Soviet aid, to take "practical" steps to unite the divided city. But East German Premier Otto Grotewohl denounced as "sensational" Western specu lation that the Communists might be planning a new blockade of West Berlin. Aircraft Available In Washington, American officials said that if the Com munists planned any such new blockade, the United States has more than 600 four-en-gined aircraft available "al most immediately 'to start a massive airlift to this city. The speculation arose from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush chev's . statement that the So viets would transfer to the East Germans control over the Western allied lifelines to Berlin. Grotewohl said the main point in Khrushchev's speech was not Berlin but the need of East-West German ne gotiations to bring about a German Confederation and a peace treaty. Russian Aims The statement indicated the Soviets might have created the new Berlin dispute in an effort to force the West to accept Moscow's proposal to hold four-power talks with East and West German par ticipation to bring about a peace treaty. This would have the effect of gaining indirect recognition for the East Ger man regime, which the West considers illegal. Whatever the reason, the Communists did not appear ready to push the present sit uation to a dangerous degree. Conciliatory Ton The East German Commu nist Party newspaper Neues Deutschland warned the West ern powers" against tfsihrhili tary force to pursue their "ad venturous goals," perhaps a reference to U. S. determina tion to defend its rights in Berlin with force if necessary. But it took a conciliatory tone by noting that "all problems can be solved in connection with the conclusion of a peace treaty." City I Patrolman Found Guilty in Court Floyd Kenneth Lawson Jr., Medford patrolman, was found guilty in municipal court this morning by Munic ipal Court Judge Noreen Kel ly, on a charge of failing to yield the right of w'ay to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. He was fined $10. Lawson, who was off duty and driving his vehicle at the time of the incident, was cited by police Oct. 28. His vehicle struck and injured Myrtle Pearl Martin, 67, of route 1, box 405, Talent. . WEATHER FORECAST: Increasing cloud iness tonight. Cloudy Thursday with rain likely by late fore noon. A litUe warmer tonight with low 35. High Wednesday S4. , i . Temp. Highest yesterday .: 54 Lowest this morning - 29 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise tomorrow . , 6:59 a.m. Sunset today Moonset tonight 4:53 p.m. 6:33 p.m. Nov. 17 First quarter PROMINENT STAR Regulus, rises 12:2 a.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, sets 6:2) p.m. Mars, now moving into the con stellation, Aries, will be seen near Regulus next summer. Now, George?' BSSBliSI REVIEW PARADE -Military and civilian dignitaries viewed the Veterans Day parade Tuesday morning' from the viewing stand on West Main st. between the railway tracks and Fir st. Announcer for the parade was John Williams, who is shown at the micro Porter to Speak At Meeting of Recreation Group Congressman Charles O. Porter, Eugene, will speak on congress' views on national forest recreation at the 10th annual meeting of the Nation al Forest Recreation associa tion here Nov. 18 through 20. Porter will speak at a din ner at the Jackson hotel, head quarters for the "meeting, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18. About 150 operators and representatives of lodges in national forests in 12 states, most of them western states, are expected to attend. The association, has members in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dako ta, Utah, ' Washington and Wyoming. Other speakers include J. Herbert Stone, . regional for ester, Pacific northwest re gion, Portland; Carrol E. Brown, supervisor,- Rogue River National forest; Tom Williams, superintendent of Crater Lake National park; Slim Davis, assistant regional forester, California region; and O. B. Howell, school of forestry, Montana State uni versity. Topics which will be dis cussed the opening day in clude the forest service fee question, tiller courts' prob lems and costs, and the value of motion pictures in adver tising the resort area. The souvenir business, ear ly and late season business, winter sports problems, and forest recreation are among topics to be discussed at the Wednesday, Nov. 19 session. A field trip is scheduled that afternoon. The final day's session will include discussion on new boats, packer's problems, de preciation and its relation to forest service fees, insurance and possessory interest taxes. The past presidents dinner is scheduled Wednesday eve ning. Umatilla Man Dies In Auto Collision Umatilla- (UPD -Henry Nick- ert, about 55, Umatilla, was fatally injured Tuesday night when the car in which he was riding collided with one driven by Ralph Roland An derson, 34, of Pendleton, on U. S. Highway 30 one mile east of the Stanfield junction. Successful American .Farmer Becomes Businessman, The successful American farmer has become a busi nessman and the businessman a farmer,. Dr. Gv Burton Wood, professor of agricultural eco nomics, Oregon State college, said this morning. Dr. Wood, head of the OSC department, spoke before an estimated 100 persons at the annual Town and Country breakfast sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce in the Phoenix Grange hall. The new type of dairyman in San Joaquin Valley in Cali fornia for instance, has made his farm strictly a commercial business, Dr. Wood said. He does not think of his farm as a place on which to live, but as a commercial enterprise consisting of management, capital and Jabor. . A hardware business execu tive in the Pacific Northwest has brought his idea of financ ing into agriculture and has Mothers, Take Up Widen Roadway St. Helens-fUPD-A group of mothers has won a battU to have a three-mile road widened. County Judge John Whipple said today the county zoad department would widen the road immediately. Scappose-DPD-Women and children using hoes, rakes and shovels Tuesday began working to try to widen a narrow road on which three school buses travel regularly. The campaign for road improvements is spearheaded by Mrs. Edward Jones, who has three grandsons riding a school bus. She said that last summer a log truck and a furniture van slipped off the road into a nearby ravine. The mothers, in a petition to the Columbia county court, said "we thank God it was not a loaded school bus. We plead for improvement in the road before tragedy strikes." The buses travel up the 3Vi-mile dead end road to pick up children each school day. The road is wide enough for two cars to pass Due it is aiuicuu ior larger venicies to ao bo. . About a dozen mothers and children were working on the road.- ' Outlook Good to Reach Top in UMC The outlook for obtaining 100 per cent of the United Medford Crusade goal of $131,030 is good, Dick Travis, general campaign chairman, said this week. On Monday, $6,024.24 was reported received the previous Last of Political Bosses Succumbs Boston -(UPD- James Michael Curlev. last of America's big city political bosses, died to day, just eight days before his 84th birthday. The former Massachusetts eovernor died at 8:45 a.m. after emergency surgery at City Hospital where he had been recuperating from an abdominal operation per formed Nov. 4. Curley was a prominent po litical figure in Massachusetts for a half , century and was a life-long Democrat. ... ; DOW JONES AVERAGES New York (BPD Dow Jones closing stock averag es: 30 industrials 562.39, up 1.26; 20 rails 154.99, off 0.62; 15 utilities 85.77, up 0.50; 65 stocks 195.10, up 0.30. Sales today were about 4.440,000 compared with 4,043,000 Tuesday. Economist become a poultryman. He has 30,000 layers and 15,000 more coming on. However, he thinks he is not big enough, Dr. Wood illustrated. This new type of farmer has also brought a new con cept of financing to farming, Dr. Wood said. The new type of farmer will knock on the undertaker's door knowing his farm forms, a permanent debt structure. "This might be called the new lay-away plan," Dr. Wood quipped. . . . The new type of farmer re mains in debt like the Cali fornia pregon Power com pany and plows his earnings back into the business. Farms also are being incorporated with the farmer using the family shares to form a per manent debt structure, the agriculture economist said. Agriculture, business and technology have joined forces 5ro phone with Major John F. Rush, U.S. Army Reserve. Seated in the front row on the stand at the right is Major General Thomas Rilea, Salem, adjutant general for Oregon state military department On his left is Medford Mayor John W. Snider. Kiddies TooBs To week, bringing the total to $102,761.52, which is 78.4 per cent of the goal, he said. Travis said campaign prog ress is a little slow, but the pattern is just about the same as in former years, and it is probable that the goal will not be achieved until about the middle of December. Last year at this time in the campaign, the drive income was $105,959, about $3,000 more than it is this year. Groups Give Less Travis said that in many in stances, giving by employee groups has been less than last year, reflecting decreases in. the number of employees. To offset this, he said, there have been many employee groups which have shown startling in creases in the total donations for the group Last year's goal of $123,130 was oversubscribed by about $5,000, he noted, so the gap between last year's achieve ment and this year's goal is about $3,000, which must be obtained as "new" income. Travis said a close estimate of campaign income for the re mainder of this campaign, based on past records, indi cates that the campaign may . be about $1,000 short of goal unless extra efforts are made to obtain the funds. " (Continued on Page 11) Tells Group so all the food which is con sumed in the United States is produced on comparatively few acres, Dr. Wood said. In the United States, for instance, 10 or 11 per cent of the American people are in agriculture. Only 7 per cent are commercial or full-time farmers. In Russia 50 per cent of the people are needed to produce the nation's - food. This means that more pro ductive energy in this coun try can be used to .make items which raise the standard of living, Dr. Wood pointed out. Enough wheat is now being produced in the United States so even if none should be proj duced next year all seed, feed, export and domestic food needs could be met from the present surplus. And, a nor mal surplus carryover for the following year would be available, the agriculture economist said.
