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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1958
No. 209
ME
Mediford Tornado
Fops Pendleton
Dn 27-2(5 ThriDDer
Medford's Black Tornado
nosed out spirited Pendleton
here last night in a spine
tingling battle of touchdowns
to reach the championship
finale for the Oregon Class
A-l football championship.
The Tornado slammed over
a come-from - behind touch
down with 6V minutes left in
the final period to give Med
ford a 27 to 26 nod over the
Buckaroos from eastern Ore
gon in the state semi-final
match. Gerry Lyons, work
horse ball packer for the Tor
nado, cracked seven yards to
end a 46-yard drive and Mike
Murray booted his third con
version of the night to pro
vide the margin of victory.
Medford now goes up
against powerhouse Jefferson
Friday, Nov. 28, at Multno
mah stdium in Portland for
the 1958 A-l diadem1. Jeffer
son, of the Oregon metropolis,
is the defending champion.
Jefferson's Democrats of
Portland scored 19 rjoints in
the first quarter and added
three more touchdowns for
an easy 38 to 0 romp over
West Linn on Friday.
Nip and Tuck
It was a nip-and-tuck of
fensive struggle all the way
last night although each team
scored only one touchdown in
the final half.
The Tornado led 7 to 6 at
the quarter and took 13 to 6
and 20 to 13 gaps in the sec
ond period but Pendleton had
caught up 20-all by the half
time gun. Pendleton tallied
two minutes into the final
panel. Then Medford came
back with its pay-off touch
down drive.
The quick, deceptive Buck-
aroos started the trade of
touchdowns. Ray Sharrah
broke away for a 63 yard gal
lop to the Medford seven-yard
line. Ladd Horn made two
yards, then went over from
the five. Chuck Eliason's ex
tra point kick failed.
Medford followed with an
85-yard march in 13 plays and
Lyons plunged over from the
three. Murray kicked the bon
us lor Medford and . It was
7 to 6.
For the second Medford
FOOTBALL
EAST
Harvard 28. Yale 0
Dartmouth 21, Princeton
12
Western Maryland 20.
Johns-Hopkins 13
Rutgers 61, Columbia 0
MIDWEST
Ohio State 20, Michigan
14
Michigan State 26, Kan
sas State 7
Purdue 15. Indiana 15
Illinois 27, Northwestern
20
Iowa 31, Notre Dame 21
Wisconsin 27, Minnesota
12
Missouri 13, Kansas 13
SOUTH
Florida 21, Florida State
7
Duke 7, North Carolina 6
Georgia 76, The Citadel
0
Auburn 21, Wake Forest
7
Louisiana Stale 62. Tu
lane 0
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma 40. Nebraska
7
Texas Christian 21, Rice
10
Air Force Academy 45.
New Mexico 7
Ariiona State 47, Ariiona
0
WEST
Wyoming 22, Brigham
Young 14
California 16, Stanford
15
Washington State 18.
Washington 14
Oregon 20. Oregon Stale
0
UCLA 15. Southern Cali
fornia 15
WEATHER
FORECAST: Fog and low cloud
iness Sunday and Sunday
night with occasional periods
of drizzle. Cloudy Monday
with rain beginning Monday
afternoon or evening High
Sunday 46; low Sunday night
38. High Monday 45.
TEMP.
Highest Saturday 45
Lowest Saturday 42
To 5 p.m. Testeday .
.01
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:44 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:13 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow S:29 a.m.
BRIGHTEST STAR
Sirius. rises ! 10:07 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Mars, in the east at 6:44 p.m.
will be high 1b south 11:14 p.m.
Jupiter, rises C:20 am.
touchdown of the night Don
Peek brought the crowd to
its feet with an electrifying
89-yard punt runback. He
took the ball on a reverse
from Danny Sieg, swung to
the right side line and found
the help of the Tornado block
ing wall. Murray's thump
missed this time. The Bucks
moved 67 yards in 12 plays
to tie the count. Dan Eckles
took a four-yard touchdown
toss from Dennis Tyler and
Ray Sharrah caught Tyler's
aerial for the extra point.
23 Yard Surge
A 38-yard run by Ron Reich
and Murray's second conver
sion boot made it 20 to 13
Medford. But, Pendleton
surged 73 yards after the
kick-off. The Buckaroos
moved in eight plays to the
Medford 28. A Medford hold
ing penalty put the ball on
the 13 and Tyler hurled again
to Eckles for a score. Horn
swept end for the extra.
Pendleton fought 33 yards
in eight offensive moves to
make the score 26 to 20. Tyler
rolled around end for the
touchdown. A pass, Tyler to
Horn, failed to click on the
conversion effort.
Onside Kick-Off
The Bucks tried an onside
kick-off but Don Harrison
nabbed it for Medford at mid
field and ran back to the
Pendleton 46. The Tornado in
four plays gained to the 35
but two tries lost to the 39.
Bob Pond threw to Ken Dur
kee, whose spectacular catch
put the ball on the 19. Lyons
gained to the 12. A Pendle
ton offside put the ball on the
seven and Lyons made it from
there.
Lyons raced from the Med
ford 25 to the Buck-sixain-
the late moments of the game
but clipping put Medford
back on its 18. Pendleton got
the ball on the 41 and gain
ed to the Tornado 13. There
Lowell Dean and Jerry An
derson deflected a Tyler pass.
Lynn Knight of Medford
caught the ball and Medford
ran out the clock.
Pendleton's well-mixed at
tack outgained Medford 292
yards to 244, and the Buck
aroos had 17 first downs to
Medford 13.
Nye Is Officer
Of Farm Society
Corvallis Stephen G
Nye, Medford, was named sec
ond vice president of the Ore
gon State Horticulture society
for 1959 Friday at the group's
73rd annual meeting at Ore
gon State college.
Other Jackson county men
named to offices included Or-
ville C. Hamilton, Central
Point, retiring president, and
Ward Spatz, Medford, both to
the board of trustees.
Walter Leth, Salem, field
superintendent for Blue Lake
facKers, was elected presi
dent of the horticultural so
ciety.
uuier officers elected in
clude J. S. Smart, Salem,
third vice president; C. O
Rawlings, Oregon State col
lege extension horticulturist,
re-elected secretary, and Paul
J. Willard, Salem, re-elected
treasurer.
"Gosh, I Think We're Outnumbered"
TOYS This off-street parking lot, behind
Medford's downtown firehouse, accommo
dates the ranks of used toys to be rehabili
tated by firemen as Christmas gifts for
needy children. Looking them over are Fire
Michigan Town
Mourns Victims
Of Ship Disaster
Rogers City, Mich.-IUPD-This
Michigan shipping community
of about 4,000 persons buried
its dead Saturday - the Rog
ers City victims of the Carl
D. Bradley ship disaster.
In nearby Onaway, Mich.,
the scene was repeated. Two
of the victims were from that
small town.
In all, 33 men perished
when the once-proud Great
lakes limestone carrier broke
up and sank in stormy Lake
Michigan Tuesday night. Fif
teen of the crewmen have
never been found. ' 1
First Mate Elmer Fleming
and Deck Watchman Frank
Mayes, the only two survivors
from the 35-man crew, were
confined to the Charlevoix
hospital and unable to attend
services today for their ship
mates. ;
Residents March
Almost all the residents of
Rogers City marched in the
two-mile long funeral which
led from St. Ignatius church's
gymnasium to a wind-swept
nil loverlooking Lake Huron
acros sthe tip of southern Mi
chigan from where they died.
Mayor Kenneth Vogelhelm
proclaimed a 30-day period
of mourning. All flags were
dropped to half mast. On four
sister ships of the Bradley,
crews were dismissed to at
tend services.
Disaster Fund
The Detroit Times, which
started a ship disaster fund to
aid the 52 children left father
less by the disaster, reported
Saturday that the fund has
passed the $16,000 mark and
the fund is only three days
old.
Late Saturday a coast
guard plane reported sighting
an oil slick between High and
Gull islands where the Brad
ley is believed to be subherg-
ed in about 300 feet of water.
The missing crewmen went
down' in that area " with the
ship, according to survivors.
Authorities said they plan
to fly but to that area about
35 miles from the Michigan
mainland to investigate the
oilslick.
men Vernon Ritchie, Goftlon Shelton and
Kenneth Handle. More parts are needed, es
pecially for wagons and repairable bikes.
The Lady Lions, who distribute the gifts,
say they need more dolls too.
'Glad to Cooperate'
O'Hara Tells Press,
But Dispute Looms
Salem (DPD David O'Hara..
named by Gov. Robert D.
Holmes to succeed Mark Hat
field as secretary of state, said
yesterday he thought he could
work well with the state
board of control and Gov.
elect Hatfield.' .
But no one is sure whether
his appointment to tffice will
stick.
Gov. Holmes set the capital
'Treasures' To Be
Shown Downtown
"Treasures" to be claimed
by lucky ticket holders in
the Christmas Treasure Hunt
being held in downtown Med
ford will be displayed in store
windows starting Monday.
The articles of merchandise
will be shown during the
week, and at 4 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 28, numbers will be as
signed the prizes.
Persons holding tickets cor
responding to the number on
the articles may claim them
as their "treasure."
The tickets are still avail
able at participating stores in
the downtown area to ail per
sons who enter regardless of
whether a purchase is made
or not.
The Friday evening cere
monies, held in lieu of the
parade as in previous years,
will include Medford school
bands, Santa Claus and caro
lers. Stores will remain open
until 9 p.m.
Next City
Name Expected Soon
The name of Medf ords next
city attorney should be an
nounced this week, according
to City Manager Robert A.
Duff.
Candidates for the recently-authorized
post of parks
and recreation director are
also being considered, Duff
said Friday.
One person mentioned as a
possible successor to the city
attorney's office is Gerald J.
Scannell, Jr. He is currently a
deputy district attorney of
Jackson cbunty.
Duff said he is "one of sev
eral we're considering."
E. Roy Bashaw, the pres
ent city attorney, confirmed
the fact that Scannell is in the
running. But, he said, "Noth
ing is definite."
Scannell himself could not
be reached for comment. He
is reportedly in Portland for
the week end.
The names of other candi
dates have not been revealed.
But if financial gain is a
prime consideration, then ac
cording to Duff some at least
are already in public office or
from another community.
Most Medford lawyers, he
said, appear to be profiting
comfortably from private
practice.
The 1958-59 municipal bud
get allows $5,763 for the city
attorney's services. This fig
ure, it is understood, varies
with the individuals exper
ience.
Accordine to the amended
city charter, Duff is respon
sible for the appointment. It
is expected, however, that he
will consult other officials.
agog Friday by naming Re
publican O'Hara, a former
head of the state elections di
vision, to fill Hatfield's spot
when the now secretary of
state becomes governor.
Both Holmes and Hatfield
said they thought an immedi
ate court test of the appoint
ment was necessary and the
Oregon Supreme Court could
reach a decision on the mat
ter in two or three weeks
Hatfield claims he can
name his own successor, but
the governor maintains that
he has the power to name a
successor of the same politi
cal party as Hatfield. Holmes
is a Democrat. ...
The 71-year-old O'Hara re
tired last year as elections
chief after working briefly
under Hatfield,
Rumor had it then that
O'Hara and Hatfield were not
getting along well together,
but O'Hara said
"I don't dislike Mark. We
have never been close and
have had different ideas in
respect to government, but
would be glad to co-operate
with him in the best interests
of the state."
Cxov. Holmes contended in
making the appointment that
no person holding any other
state .office is eligible to fill
the office of governor,
He maintains that Hatfield
must resign as secretary of
state before assuming the of
fice of governor and thus
having the power to appoint
his successor. Hatfield has
not resigned.
(Continued on Page 15)
Attorney's
Bashaw assumes his duties
as district judge in January
He has said he would like
month at least to acquaint
his successor with the func
tioning of the attorney's of
fice.
Duff reported that several
candidates for the parks and
recreation directorship were
interviewed during the
League of Oregon Cities con
vention at Eugene last week
He said one is currently in
volved in academic pursuits
The rest hold municipal posi
tions already. He observed
that those interviewed seem
to be looking for a salary
comparable to that of a high
school principal.
Authority for appointing
parks and recreation director
is contained in the ordinance
establishing a parks and rec
reation commission passed by
the city council Sept. 4.
London Red's Call For
Anti-Nixon Attacks
London -UPD- The Commu
nist party yesterday called for
South American-style demon
strations against Vice Presi
dent Richard M. Nixon and
a march on the U. S. Embassy
when he arrives Tuesday from
Washington on a goodwill
visit.
MRS. PATTERSON DIES
Hillsboro -UPD- Mrs. Ada
Linton Patterson, mother of
late Oregon Gov. Paul L. Pat
terson, died at her home here
yesterday at the age of 84.
She had been ill for some
time, doctors said.
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Russia Withholds
Announcement Of
Liquidation Plan
Western Diplomats
Anticipate No Change
Moscow -(DPD Russia (yes
terday) kept the West in sus
pense and held off formal an
nouncement of its plan to "li
quidate" the occupation of
Berlin.
Western diplomats had ex
pected to receive the state
ment yesterday from the Sov
iet foreign ministry. They at
tached no significance to the
fact that it did not material
ize.
They assumed it would be
announced early this week,
possibly tomorrow. It was ob
vious that there had been no
change in the Kremlin's
plans. ,
The Communist party news
paper Pravda referred again
yesterday to Soviet Premier
Nikita S. Khrushchev's Nov.
10 proposal to "liquidate the
occupation status and normal
ize the situation in the capi
tal of the German Democratic
Republic." But it said nothing
about the formal announce
ment which would hand Sov
iet occupation rights to East
Germany and demand West
ern withdrawal.
Apparently Believed
line n,ast uermans appar
ently believed, with the West,
that it would be forthcoming
yesterday.
(A broadcast said Russia
wuuia mane is.. proposal, on
the "eradication of the occu
pation status oi .tseriin ' yes
terday morning.)
When the Russian foreign
ministry asked the ambassa
dors of Austria, Belgium and
Holland to appear yesterday
for separate c o n f e rences.
tain the long-expected state
ment would be issued.
Instead, the envoys confer
red only on trade matters be
tween their countries and the
Soviet Union.
The ambassadors of the
United States, Britain and
France, the nations sharine
occupation rights with Russia
in Berlin, received no invita
Western diplomats were cer
tions. Grand Jury To Hear
Case of Leroy Eckel
Five witnesses testified Fri
day during a preliminary
hearing in district court for
Clifford Leroy Eckel, 19, for
merly of Happy Valley dr.,
Medford. ,
Eckel, who is charged with
rape, was bound over to the
grand jury following the
hearing by Judge James M.
Main with bail set at $1,500.
He is being held in, county
jaiL
The man was returned
from Los Angeles, Calif., by
Jackson county sheriffs depu
ties Nov. 15 on a warrant is
sued earlier this year.
Attorney for the defendant
is Bernard Kelly with John C
Aniker Jr., deputy district at
torney, presenting the state's
case.
"
INSPECT CENTER Mrs. Al (Kathryn)
Lundquist, supervisor of the curriculum
materials center of Medford schools, ex
plains the center to a group of Medford
businessmen Thursday at the annual Education-Business
Day sponsored by the Jack-
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HOT SPOT Map shows different sectors of Berlin, complete
ly enclosed by Communist East Germany. The Russian gov
ernment is expected to tell the
ain, U.S.) that all of Berlin belongs to East Germany, and to
exert pressure on them to leave the city.
Airline Labor Strife
Threatening Traffic
By United Press International
Labor disputes involving
several airlines Saturday
threatened to severly cut pas
senger traffic on skyways
over a wide section of the
nation.
Planes of an intercontinent
al line, Trans World Airlines,
already were grounded by a
strike of machinists. And
walkouts also threatened to
idle planes of American and
Eastern Airlines early next
week.
Meanwhile a fourth major
West Coast Has
One Round Trip
Via Medford
Portland -A7PD- West Coast
Airlines is working on a lim
ited schedule after 86 me
chanics struck the airlines in
a contract dispute Friday.
The mechanics walked off
the job after negotiations in
Seattle, carried on since the
contract expired June 1 of
this year, failed.
The International Associa
tion of Machinists is demand
ing a pay boost to bring WCA
wages in line with other ma
jor airlines; demanding that
the wage settlement be retro
active to June 1, and asking
that the company hire inspec
tors whose sole task would be
to check work done by the
mechanics.
West Coast is now operat
ing on a one-a-day round trip
schedule b e tween Seattle,
Wash., and Klamath Falls via
Medford. Operating with
DC-3 equipment only, Flight
747 leaves Medford at 4:36
p.m. for Klamath Falls, and
Flight 748 leaves here at 6:32
p.m. for Seattle.
Prior to the strike, two
round trips daily were pro
vided between Seattle and
Klamath Falls.
The limited service will be
effective until after the strike
is settled, officials said. There
are no mechanics stationed in
Medford.
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EAST
GERMANY
Western Allies (France, Brit
airline Capital planned to
resume some of its flights to
day after a 37-day strike by
union mechanics which halted
its operations
A fifth air carrier, Lake
Central Airlines, which main
ly operates in Indiana, faced
a walkout of its stewardesses
but was expected to continue
its flights. I
Stiffened Attitude
The labor disputes arose
against a background of a
stiffened attitude by manage
ment of major airlines. Six
of the lines American, TWA,
United, Capital, Northwest
and Eastern have agreed
that increased profits, result
ing from a strike against any
of the six, shall be returned to
the idled air line.
A walkout of 6,7000 ma
chinists early Friday morning
grounded planes of TWA,
whose 196 daily flights nor
mally carry about 12,000 pas
sengers across the - United
States and to and from 23
foreign cities. Planes in the
air at the strike deadline,,
however, were allowed to fin
ish flights. But about 19,000
TWA employes including.
some in Europe- and Asia
were given furloughs without
pay.
The machinists, who work
ed without a contract since
Octo. 1, 1957, rejected a com
pany offer in the dispute in
which wages and length of
contract were main bargain
ing points. But TWA Presi
dent Charles Thomas said the
union also asked the company
to limit authority of foremen
and supervisory personnel.
Pilots of American airlines
threatened to walk off the
job at midnight Tuesday to
enforce demands for pay
boosts and changes in work
ing conditions. C. N. Sayen,
presidento f the AFL-CIO Air
Line Pilots, association, noti
fied the national mediation
board that the 1,491 plots of
American will "withdraw
from service."
Sayen said the pilots were
unable to reach an agreement
with American, which flies
from coast to coast and has
service into Mexico and Canada.
on County Chamber of Commerce in co
operation with Medford schools. The center
provides textbooks and film strips for all
Medford schools, except Medford High
school. (Brainerd's Photo)
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Western Unify,
Military Alert
Warning Kremlin
Washington Officials
Doubtful Of Conflict
Washington-(UPD - President
Eisenhower's determination to
go to war if necessary to ve
Berlin apparently has forced
the Russians to shift to a more
cautious diplomatic approach
in their compaign to oust Wes
ter Allies from the city.
That was the assessment
yesterday of high American
officials as they awaited the
next Soviet move in the war
of nerves over Berlin.
With its military forces on
alert and and a 600-plane air
lift available to crack any
blockade attempt, the United
States obviously was prepared
to meet force with force if
that became necessary.
However, top officials hers
said they were more con
vinced than ever that the Rus
sians would not push matters
to the point of open conflict.
To Give No Ground
The Kremlin's pressure tac
tics against Berlin have unit
ed the Wester powers mors
firmly than ever in their in
tention to give no ground be
fore Communist expansion at
any point, officials said, and
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush
chev knows this.
West German authorities
here underlined the Allied un
animity on a firm Berlin
stand. They said, after West
German's Ambassador Wil-
helm G. Grewe had a confer
ence at the state department
Friday night, that they were
confident the United States
was not going to fall into any
trap by dealing with the East
Gernam Communists on any
continuing basis, no matter
how limited.
American officials said
they expect some formal Rus
sian notification this week of
the Kremlin's professed desire
to "liquidate" the four-power
occupation of Berlin. They
declined to predict what form
it would take.
Conflicting Reports
The state department and
the Pentagon, as frequently
occurs, differed somewhat in
their assessment of how the
United States should handle
the situation. This gave rise
to conflicting reports as to
what the United States would
actually do if confronted by
an East German takeover.
Military officials favored
using armored cars and tanks
to keep road and rail traffic
flowing without recognizing
the authority of the East Ger
mans to exercise control and
inspection functions.
The state department insist
ed on a more flexible set of
instructions setting forth dif
ferent methods of dealing
with various decrees of auth
ority assumed by East Ger
mans.
Officials said that so far,
the White House has endorsed
the more cautious system fav
ored by state department of
ficials. Lt. Pean Reports
Auction Successful
The Medford police depart
ment's auction Thursday was
a great success, according to
Rollie Pean, services lieuten
ant. An estimated 100 people
showed up and paid a total
of $479 for the bicycles, old
cars, costume jewlry and oth
er unclaimed items, Lt. Pean
reported. "We sold every
thing," he said.
Highest individual sales, he
said, were a Pontiac at $32.50
and a girl's bicycle at $31.
One outboard motor gas can
was the only item to be claim
ed by its original owner.
Detective Lt. Lyle Perkins
served as auctioneer. The auc
tion was held in the police
department's storage shed at
Medford airport.
Washington (DPD Gov.
Elect Nelson A. Rockefeller of
New York said yesterday he
and Vice President Richard
M. Nixon have agreed that all
potential candidates should
be encouraged to seek the
1960 Republican presidential
nomination.