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m 6 MmMi mum S0S1S jsenhower Meets rath Berlin Crisis Believed To Be Principal Topic Communist Efforts To Be Resisted Washington -4JP&- Presi dent Eisenhower met with the National Security council to day as the Russians stepped up their war of nerves to force the West out of Berlin. It was considered virtually certain that the Berlin crisis - and possible counter-moves by the Allies - was the prin cipal subject discussed at the top-secret, 50-minute meeting. U.S. officials emphasized, meanwhile, this country's firm determination to resist with stern measures any Com munist efforts to force the Western Big Three - Britain, France and the United States - to abandon their sector of the old German capital. Crisis In 11th Day The crisis stems from Pre mier Nlkita Khrushchev's Nov. 10 announcement that Moscow will hand over con trol of the Soviet sector to the East German Communists. : Andrei Smirnov, Soviet am bassador to Berlin, told West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in outlining the plan that it was aimed at "li quidating the occupation stat us of Berlin." ! Smirnovs statement was announced by the Russians to day. It came as no surprise to Allied authorities who have been convinced for some time that Moscow probably will go through with the plan. They have promised immediate and strong counter-measures, but 'have refused to tip their hand by disclosing what they might .be. U.S. and other Allied offi cials on the spot, however, have been instructed to have no dealings with the East Ger - man Communists which could be interpreted as recognition ' of the puppet regime. This , presumably would not rule ( out dealing with minor East : German officials as long as it : was clear that final responsi- i bility rested with the Soviet 1 Union. 1 Allied Traffic Threatened A major problem involves ; whether the Russians intend S to give the East Germans suf- ficient authority to control ; Allied air and ground traffic through the 100-mile corridor i linking the isolated Western . rone of Berlin with free Ger- many. Some U.S. officials believed I Russia will . apply pressure step by step. They said the i big question is just how far ; the Russians will move to- : ward the brink of war. Make Kite '.vis - LITTER This picture was taken near the highway on one approach to Medford. But it could have been taken, unfortunately, at any one of a number of places in or near the city. Previously this 1 inventory - has shown some of the outstanding eyesores on major thoroughfares. Litter, however, is caused by a great many people in a great - many places, it can be checked by making people awaxe of the problem, making them ecurity Council "It'll Be Interesting To Find Out What The Other Side Is Like" Recreational Use of National Forests iewed The recreational use of na tional forests in Washington and Oregon continues to in crease at a rate of 10 per cent a year and the demands for camping on the forests have gone up at an even greater rate. During the last five years the number of campers in the Pacific Northwes region has increased from 1.9 million to 2.T million and in some areas increases are even greater. These facts were among those reported by J. Herbert Stone, regional forester, at the noon luncheon Wednes day of the National Forest Re creation association's 10th an nual meeting being held here. Multiple Use Speaking on recreation and multiple use forest manage ment in the northwest region, Stone stressed the fact that the forest service and the as sociation are in a sense part ners in the development and management of national for ests for recreational use He commented on the prob lems involved when too many campers jam camping areas, working hardships on the op erators in keeping the area in a clean and usable condition. Expansion of the camping areas is a "must if we are to prevent" campgrounds from wearing out and tne aestrue tion of the recreational re source itself, Stone said. Not only will present use wear out a campground, he contin- I ued, but it destroys the kind Medford Beautiful by Stone of a camping experience that many people go to the camp grounds to obtain, Not Only Us Recreation is not the only use which has grown with this increase in population. In the northwest, there is a tre mendous timber resource, and the demand is also growing for water for both domestic and industrial .use. .... ...... The demand for game ' ani mals by hunters, Stone ex plained, in eastern and cen tral Oregon for the deer and elk seasons is constituting a demand on the recreational resources for camping spots. In the face of these de mands, the- speaker contin ued,' it is evident there is not enough national forest land to assign to single use . man agement to supply the needs and demands of various inter ests. It means that some lands must be used by more than one group and this leads to the conflict between uses and users. Best Resolved The forest service believes that these . conflicts can be best resolved by the applica tion of the concept of multi ple use to these areas. This kind of management, it is be lieved, will lead to the great est good to the greatest num ber. The multiple use of land does not require that every use be carried out on every acre. careful instead of careless. But such an anti litter campaign can only hope to succeed when a sufficient number of refuse baskets and cans are provided. They are definitely lacking in Medford at present. With today's picture the Mail Tribune discontinues-on a daily basis--this "Make Medford Beautiful" series.More pictures, both of improvements and eyesores, will be published as condi tions warrant. State Democrats ! Pledge Support Of Hatfield Term Duncan in Lead For Speaker Post Portland -(CPD- Republican Gov.-elect Mark Hatfield to day had a pledge from the state's Democratic organiza tion for cooperation during his term starting next year. Dave Epps, state Democrat ic chairman, made public Wednesday a letter of congrat ulation to Hatfield in which he said "the Democratic party pledges itself to take a con structive part in state govern ment during your term in of fice. As the majority party in the state and in the legisla ture, we share your responsi bility to provide good govern ment." Epps' letter also took a dig at the Republicans. He said "we pledge the Democrats will consider your recommenda tions on their merits and will not engage in the narrowly partisan tactics adopted by the Republican party in the 1957 Legislature." The lineup in Salem at the legislative session starting in January will be 19-11 for the Democrats in the Senate and 33-27 for the Democrats in the House. Two years ago the Democrats had a 37-23 margin in the House but the Senate was 15 each. Epps said the letter to Hat field was approved in a reso lution adopted by the State Executive Committee. Sincere Consideration It concluded: "We will not oppose just for the sake of opposition, but will offer you, and the people of Oregon, the "benefit of con structive and sincere consid eration of any program you may offer, and- your specific proposals for implementing it." House Democrats hold their party caucus in Salem Sunday and Robert Duncan, Medford, was reported in the lead in the race for speaker with 21 pledge's. ' AT'Flegel, Rosebtf rg Democrat, who also has betsi mentioned for the speaker's job, was reported to have stopped actively seeking pledges in recent days. Group Commends School Principal The Medford Safety Coun cil has commended Mrs. Myra Frink, principal of Griffin Creek school, for her immedi ate response in the recent bus accident on Dark Hollow rd. in which about 35 school children were injured. No one was injured serious ly in the accident, which oc curred when the bus appar ently was crowded off the 15 foot wide dirt road. One boy suffered a bro&en leg while the other children suffered lacerations and bruises. The Safety Council, in a letter to Mrs. Frink, said it "wishes to commend you for your display of courage and resourcefulness following the unfortunate bus accident . . . "Your immediate response to the emergency and cool judgment were in . keeping with the high ideals we have come to expect of those to whom we intrust the instruc tion of our children. Your concern for the welfare of the injured students, and your consideration for the d i s traught parents is an inspira tion for all of us. "We especially commend the efficient manner in which you handled the arrangements for summoning emergency care, notifying authorities, alerting medical facilities and comforting the chldren." $2,000 in Checks Returned to Office About $2,000 in checks, stolen yesterday from the safe of the electrical union local's, office at 24Vfe South Grape st., were returned today by mail, Medford police reported. But $95 to $100 in, cash is still missing, police said. Oscar F. Silver, finance of ficer of Local 659 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, reported the theft yesterday afternoon. He said it was discovered by Mrs. Norma Katherine Marsh, an office employee. Mrs. Marsh said she left for lunch at 12:05 pjn. with another employee and return ed at 12:55 pjn. to find the loss. According to the investi gator's report, both . office door and safe were locked before the crime and were found locked afterward. Ruling on States Succession Law Waited For Hatfield's Job Portland -r(UPD- Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.), said today that the man who succeeds Gov.-elect Mark Hat field as secretary of state must be a Republican unless the state's succession law is ruTed unconstitutional. Neuberger wrote the law as a state senator in 1953. Advisor Studies Law Gov. Robert D. Holmes said Wednesday his legal advisor, Orval Thompson of Albany, was studying the law on whether Holmes might be able to appoint a new Demo cratic secretary of state. He said research would not be completed for "a day or two. Neuberger said the 1953 bill "was designed to meet any case where an elective office was filled by an official Snider Appointed j To Highway Group Of Association Mayor John W. Snider of Medford has accepted ap pointment to the; highway committee of the American Municipal association and plans to attend the associa tion's convention in Boston Nov. 29. Mayor Snider was appoint ed by Mayor George Christo pher of San Francisco, presi dent of the AMA. : - Mayor Snider also is chair man of the highway commit tee of the League of Oregon Cities, and will thus repre sent the league in Boston. He was reelected as one of nine League directors at its con vention this week in Eugene. He said yesterday he be lieves two major problems to be discussed at the AMA committee's meeting will be the city-federal relationships with respect to highway con struction and city problems arising in the course of the federal highwayi program? r ' The AMA, Mayor vchristo pher told the League Tues day evening in Eugene, "rep resents, at the national level, state leagues in 44 states, whose combined membership approximates 13,000 munici palities. It also has 208 direct city ' members from the 49 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.", He described it as "a clear ing house for information that affects local govern ments. It is also devoted to municipal research designed to improve the general effec tiveness of local governments; and it is the foremost nation al organization representing the local viewpoint in the shaping of federal policies and legislation that have an impact on local government." Two Indicted by County Grand Jury Two men were indicted by the Jackson county grand jury - Wednesday afternoon and a third man was released when the grand jury return ed "a no true bill." Indicted for grand larceny was Jack Shipman, Camp White, who arrested by Med ford city police for the theft of a tape recorder from Purucker's Music House. Also indicted by Charles Leo Dwork, 34, of North Central ave., Medford, on. larceny by bailee. Charges of assault with a dangerous weapon against Herbert Joe Taylor, 37, of Hillsboro, Ore., were dropped. Prior to the grand jury hear ing on the case, District At torney Thomas J. Reeder had requested that the case be dismissed because the state was unable to locate a key witness. Hatfield, Porter Pledge Cooperation Salem-UPD-Gov.-elect Mark Hatfield and Rep. Charles Porter (D-Ore.) met here for an hour's talk today and vowed to work together "for the best interests of Oregon and the nation." In a statement the two men said: "The campaign is over. The voters have made their deci sion on issues and candidates. We intend to work .together for the best interests of Ore gon and the nation. "We shall keep in close touch with each other and with other elected office hold ers. We believe in the two party system and see no rea son for its operation to ob struct public business." from the lowest county offic ial up to the United States Senate." He said the bill pro vides for the appointment of a person from the same party as that of the person leaving the office. 'Might Change Things' "However, if the courts should "declare my bill uncon stitutional, of course that would add an additional fac tor . which might change things," Neuberger added. Holmes said in Salem the question which interested him most was whether he could appoint a Derribcrat to the office rather than a Republi can. It had been assumed that Hatfield would appoint a Re publican successor when he was inaugurated governor 32 PAGES Medford MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, " W-1''s'-sS''''" " . svSiws! ' p tarns DANGEROUS SIGN-i'-City officials consid- supports-The council, if the owner takes er this sign on' South Central ave. a public;. ,jio action' before, tonight's hearing, is ex hazard since a strong wind could blow it pected to authorize its removal or repair by over. The sign has been reportedly struck a city work crew. by a car and further weakened by rotting Public Hearings On Zone Changes Set for Council Public hearings on two zone-change requests and an allegedly dangerous sign are scheduled for the Medford city council's meeting at 7:30 tonight at city hall. The council is to consider also a reduction in the city's urban planning project out lay to match a decrease in federal assistance. Another matter on the agenda is whether to accept a property owner's offer to sell land to the city neces sary for the extension of 10th st. at a price $650 above the higher of two appraisals. The zone-change requests both seek a shift from resi dential to commercial classi fication. One area is the Ear hart tract, east of South Riv erside ave. between Earhart st. and Stewart ave. The oth er is property on South Grape st. between Melrose and O'Gara aves. The city planning commis sion has recommended ap proval of both requests. The sign to be considered advertises Anderson's Super Thrift Market and is situated near the market at 711 South Central ave. It reportedly has been struck by a car and further weakened by sup ports rotting. According to city officials, the sign could be blown over by a high wind and thus constitutes a danger to the public. Duff has recommended to the council that if the prop erty owner has taken no ac tion by the time of the hear ing the council itself should authorize the sign's repair or removal under the building code's "dangerous building" provision. It is reported, that the property owner is resid ing in another state at present! DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York TPD Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 556.24, up 0.27; 20 rails, 156.19. off 1.72; 15 utilities 87.44. up 0.19; 65 stocks 196.93. off 0.34. Sales today were 4 320,000 shares compared with 4,090,000 Wednesday. Jan. 12, but it is not yet clear whether anything bars Gov. Holmes from making the ap pointment beforehand. Thompson is not sure that the 1953 law applies to con stitutional offices such as the secretary of state. Rumors Fly in Capital There have been state house rumors that Hatfield might not resign his post un til the moment he is inaugur ated to forestall' any possible move by Gov. Holmes. But then the legal question comes up: Does a man have to formally resign from one state office before accepting another or does acceptance of the second office imply resig nation from the first? The State Supreme Court ruled in 1947 that state legis No General Tax Levy Seen for Facilities No general tax levy is men tioned or anticipated by the ballot measure to be placed before Medford Voters at a special election Dec. 10, the board of directors of the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce was told today. A statement supporting the proposal, prepared by a citi zens advisory committee, was presented to the board and discussed by its members. Only downtown property owners in a special assess ment district can anticipate a levy if voters approve en abling legislation to provide off-street parking facilities, the statement explained. Boundaries of the district, currently under study, will be set at a hearing before the city council after the election. Comments Favorably Otto Frohnmayer, president of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce, comment- Ashland Girl Arrested by Police An 11 -year-old Ashland girl was arrested by Jackson county sheriffs deputies Wed nesday afternoon in connec tion with several burglaries in the Ashland area. Deputies reported that the girl is charged with the theft of $10 from one residence and small items from several other homes. She was released to the custody of her mother pend ing action by the juvenile department. WEATHER FORECAST: Valley fog tonight ana r na a v morning, wiuwuti able cloudiness with chance of showers during day Friday. Mild temperatures. Low tonight 45. High Friday 55. Temp. Highest Yesterday 5J Lowest this Morning 43 Free, to 10 a.m. Today, Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:4 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:09 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 2:37 a.m. Full Moon Nov. 26 Jupiter, rising at 6:27 a.m., is returning to yiew as a morning star. Now nearly 600 million miles away, it is only about half as bright as Man. lator Earl H. Hill, Lane coun ty, could not accept a State Fish Commission appointment because he had not formally resigned from his legislative post. ' Resignation Presumed On the other hand, former Attorney General H. Van Winkle said in 1935 that a man who was a state legisla tor and then was appointed a member of the State Game Commission automatic ally was presumed to have given up the first job when he took the second. Whether or not the Su preme Court decision applied to the executive branch or only to the legislative branch was one of the questions Thompson was researching. Price 1 0 cents Tribune 1958 No. 207 ed favorably on the action of the city council in request ing legislation and urged resi dents to inform himself re garding the ballot measure. 1 'The city council has taken the first step in the direction of an orderly solution to the parking problem," Frohnmay er said. "The next step is up to the voters. The city council and administration needs voter support in order that they can establish the downtown benefitted district, conduct the required hearings and proceed with negotia tions for the facilities." All downtown property owners in the proposed dis trict will be advised in ad vance of any public hearings and of the. anticipated levy which may be made. The statement mentioned that the plan most favored is the so-called "Kenny Plan" for a self-parking platform over the Southern Pacific tracks. The city council, the statement says, will consider the plan on its merits. All present planning is predicted on voter approval of enabling legislation and no firm com mittments are possible until that time,- the notes. statement Receipts from National Forest Total $15 Million Gross receipts from Rogue River National forest since 1905 have "totaled $15,409, 804, a c c o rding to C. E. Brown, forest supervisor. The total includes receipts through fiscal year 1957. 'Twenty-five per cent of the receipts were distributed to counties in' which the nation al forest lies, Brown pointed out. Jackson county has re ceived $2,031,822 and Klam ath county got $4,186,825 as their share of receipts from Rogue River, Umpqua, Klam ath, Deschutes and Fremont National forests. The forest service' will de posit in the federal treasury tomorrow the billionth dollar in receipts from national for est lands in the country. It represents the gross income West Berliners Fear Americans May Leave City Transfer of Traffic Control Predicted V Berlin (DPD Soviet Am bassador Andrei Smirnov told Chancellor Konrad Adenauer today in Bonn that Russia would "liquidate" the occu pation status of Berlin, the Soviet Embassy announced. At the same time West Ber- -lin Mayor Willy Brandt told a city parliament meeting to day that any Communist at tack on the city would start World War HI. Russian and East German pressure has been building slowly and steadily against West Berliners and bringing fears the Americans might leave the occupied city. Today the Russian embassy said Smirnov asked for a meeting with Adenauer and outlined for him the "mea sures the Soviet government' plans to take with the aim of liquidating the occupation sta tus of Berlin." The phrase "liquidating the occupation status of Berlin" was taken here to mean the Soviet now proposes to transfer to East Germany the . right of control of Western Allied traffic to and from' Berlin. Until now the Russians as well as the Americans, Brit ish and French have consider ed Berlin to be under Big -Four administration. Right of access to and from Berlin is governed by Big Four regula tions rather than by any German rules. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, in a speech in Moscow last week, announc ed his government's intention of ending this foreign control of Berlin and Berlin-bound traffic and transfering it to the Communist east-zone gov ernment. Berliners Fear Blockade West Germans were faced with the immediate threat of au blockade . to . force .Western recognition of the move. The word "blockade" is one of fear in this city 110 miles deep in Communist territory, but the greater fear is the United States might abandon the city. A West German govern ment spokesman confirmed the Soviet Embassy announce- ment and said Smirnov's statement was given orally and that no notes were hand ed over. He said West Ger man Foreign Minister Hen rich von Bretano participated in the meeting. In the last Adenauer-Smir- nov talks, held at Adenauer's request on Oct. 14, the chan cellor asked the Russian tov arrange some relaxation on personal freedoms inside East Germany and to ease up on East-West travel restrictions. Smirnov refused. This started the present crisis and inten sified the fears of West Ber liners. Klamath Worker Crushed To Death Klamath FaUs-flJPIl-Wiliiam A. Chambers, 48, head of a local house moving concern was injured fatally Wednes day when he was crushed be tween two houses on Avalon st. here. The accident occurred while Chambers and a crew were moving one structure to place it against another. Ap parently a jack under the building being moved slipped while Chambers was standing between the two buildings. It required more than 15 minutes to move the house to free the victim. from the 181 million acres of publicly-owned forest lands since 1905, when the forest service was established. Richard E. McArdle, chief of the forest service, pointed out that in early years when the service was mainly custo dian, income was low, but in more recent years demand for all national forest resources including timber has risen and income increased. Timber sales have account ed for 86 per cent of receipts, with some income coming from grazing, land leases and recreation concessions. : Receipts reached the: bil lion dollar point near the 100th anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt, who established many national for ests, McArdle noted.
