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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.