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Tribune Pages 1 to 6 MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1958 2nd SECTION Sen. Javits Favors New Laws To Combat Southern Bombings Editor's note: Ben. Jacob K. Javits and Senclect Kenneth B. Keating, both New York Kepubli cana, have returned from an on-the-spot investigation of bombings In tha South. In the following dis patch, Javits reports bis observa tions and recommendations. By SEN. JACOB K. JAVITS Written for UPI New York-tTI-The explo sion that wrecked an inte grated public school in West Virginia early this Monday morning was caused by the 68th bomb used by what consider to be terrorists since the Supreme Court decreed desegregation in the public schools in 1954. These outrages against schools, homes, houses of worship, places of business and a community center have so aroused the conscience of every good American that Believe there is a growing public support throughout the nation for a law which would stamp these acts of terror fed eral crimes where they are the result of interstate ac tivity. Reviewing our observations during the fact-finding trip that Senator-elect Ken Keat ing of New York and I just took to three Southern cities where bombs have exploded, I believe this latest outrage could well fit the pattern of bombings which law enforce ment offiqers label the work of a relatively small group of fanatics growing out of the tension connected with segre gation in the South s public schools. Even if this latest bombing is not directly connected as apparently that in Peoria, 111., was not, the people who com mit these crimes are still unit ed in the delusion that their vicious acts may be condoned by large segments of the pub lic, if not by local officials themselves. The failure of many state and local officials in the South to take a deter mined stand in support of the maintenance of law and order and upholding the U.S. Con stitution tends to create a cli mate in which fanatics may be emboldened and the law may be disregarded with impunity, notwithstanding that the pub lic officials who speak against desegregation are also op posed to bombings or dis order. An integral part of the cli mate of tension In certain Southern areas has been the heavy dissemination of hate mail in many of the target cities, much of it reportedly sent from Northern and West ern states, it .is now being cir culated in such volume that the post office says complaints about hate mail have literally quadrupled in the last few weeks. New Laws Essential It is for these reasons then, buttressed by our on the spot observations, that I consider essential the enactment of new laws. We should give federal agencies concurrent jurisdiction with local law en forcement agencies in hate bombing cases where inter state conspiracy or action is indicated so that the FBI may move in immediately with au thority to seek to apprehend terrorists, much as they do now in kidnap cases under the Lindbergh law, with full cooperation if that is avail able. We also must broaden the scope of existing statutes to ban from the mail hate liter ature which incites to vio lence while guarding against any infringement of our tra ditional freedom of speech and press. So far, at least 10 of my Republican colleagues in the Senate have indicated to me that they would join in co-sponsoring anti-bombing and anti-hate mail legislation early in the next congression al session. My trip also convinced me that Congerss must restore the original part three struck from the Civil Rights Act of 1957 in the Senate so that the U.S. attorney general may go into court to seek to secure the full range of civil rights guaranteed under the Consti tution to every citizen legiti mately complaining of being deprived of them. In addition, federal funds should be made available to any school dis trict cut off from state finan cial support because they at tempt to comply with the Su preme Court's "order on de segregation of the public schools. ROGUE RIVER Club Meeting Held By MRS. MYRTLE WHIPPLE Rogue River - The Laurel Garden club met Nov. 5 at the home of Mrs. Claire Doug las on Evans Creek road, with Mrs. James Whipple as co hostess. After a dessert luncheon, the meeting opened by prayer by the chaplain, Mrs. Victor Fridess. The usual business meeting was held after roll call was answered by garden tips. A work shop, to be held at the home of the president, Mrs. Henry Bonney, at 1 p.m., Nov. 13, was planned. There were 13 members present and four guests. Guests were Mrs. Robert Nichols, district director of Medford, Mrs. E. E. Gregory, president of the Gold Hill club, Mrs. George Dorman, secretary of the Gold Hill club and Mrs. C. H. Milligan, treasurer of the Evans Valley club. Mrs. Nichols gave a talk on the work of the clubs. Mrs Esther Shock talked on Ha waii. She just returned from a three weeks' visit there. The program was on chry santhemums. . Many different ones were on display. Next meeting will be at the home of the Thieson sisters on Dec. 3. Medford. While in the Navy Paul circled South America, visited Rio De Janeiro, Trini dad and Panama. Prior to this, he had been to Okinawa. Recent visitors at the Jim Whipple home were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ruefly of Pasco, Wash., and Mrs. George Mar tin and Linnie Conley of Rogue River. Mr. and Mrs. Ruefly were early residents of Rogue River (then Woodville) and it had been almost 50 years since they and Whipple had seen each other. George Magerle received a bad cut on his leg and a hand injury while at work last Thursday at Williams, Ore, Some part of the loader broke, causing some pieces of the machinery to hit Magerle. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Voss entertained with a card party Saturday night at their home on Old Stage road north. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. James Whipple. The Rogue River Hobby club met Oct. 28 at the coun try home of Mrs. Harry Con dray with eight members present and two guests, Mrs. Fred Bond and Mrs. 'Bud' Webb. A luncheon was served at 1 pjn. by the hostess, Mrs. Condray, after which hobby gifts were exchanged, and the afternoon was spent visiting and doing fancy work. The next meeting will be Nov 19, at the home of Mrs. Alma Shontz on Highway 99 south. Paul Pugh has received his discharge from the Navy and is home and employed in Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Thexton have moved into the Richard Scott house on Cedar st. The Thextons were former resi dents of Sacramento. Fire of unknown origin al most destroyed the vacant house on the corner of Third and Cedar sts. early Satur day morning. The place be longed to Mr. Webb of Cen tral Point. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Magerle and son, Dick, returned Fri day from Viola, Calif.' where they had been cutting Christ mas trees. VISIT EMPEROR Tokyo -(UPD- Canadian Fi nance Minister and Mrs. Don ald M. Fleming paid an offic ial call on Emperor, Hirohita and Empress Nagako today. Civil War Said Unnecessary Houston, Tex. -(UPD- Col. Walter Williams, elder of the two remaining survivors of the Civil War, observed Veter an's Day Tuesday with the opinion that the War Between the States was unnecessary. "We could -have gotten along without it," Williams said. "Fighting brought noth ing but destruction and waste. The Civil War was just like all the others. It was uncalled for." Williams, who marched with Gen. Robert E. Lee be fore Appomattox, will be 116 years old Friday. John Sail ing, 112, another Confederate veteran, is the only other sur vivor of the Civil War. The old rebel made the statements from his bed in trie home of one of his daughters. Williams, who saw little or no action in the war as a forage master attached, to Gen. J. B. Hood's brigade, is nearly blind and deaf. Slreefcarmen Accept Contract Portland -(UPD Members of Local 757 of the Streetcar men's Union voted Tuesday night to accept a new one year contract with the Rose City Transit company. Mel Lienard, local business representative, said the new contract called for raises of 6 cents an hour for employees in transportation departments, 10 cents an hour for me chanics and 2 cents an hour for mechanics' helpers, plus several fringe benefits. The raise is retroactive to Nov. 1. The company had informed the Portland City Council that unless a "favorable" contract with the union was reached, the firm might not continue operations beyond Jan. 1. Body of Portland Man Identified Newport, Ore.-OIPD-A body recovered from ""some rocks about 30 yards inside the end of the South Jetty here by the Coast Guard Tuesday was identified as that of Kenneth Fricke, 44, a Portland man who had been working in Toledo, Ore. Fricke was reported miss ing after an 18-foot pleasure boat in which he and three other persons were riding capsized Oct. 30. The three made it to the beach after the boat overturned. They were Mrs. Florence Hampton, Lois Heikkla and Frank Majors, all of Toledo. Pasadena, Calif .- (UPD - Dr. Yuen Chu Leung, 32, senior research fellow at California Institute of Technology, died of cancer Tuesday at Hunting ton Memorial Hospital. Bigger, wider, longer '59 cars got you stumped? COMPACT RAMIM New RAMBLER AMERICAN Ssnestsd Mnerad prico at Kenosha. Wisconsin tor 2 -door mom. Stiti rod local tain, i any, automatic traromasioa and optional aqwpnwnt txtra. first 42 It I I with PERSONALIZED COMFORT While other cars grow bigger, bulkier, more gas-thirsty ... Rambler retains its compact size . . . costs less to buy less to drive . . . offers new Personalized Comfort not found even in high-priced cars. 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