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53rd Year f Subscribers Recommended Aa articls ths carrtnt ac tivitics and projects of the Jackson county pnbHc hexlth association appears on paga It t today's Mail Tribune. Price 10 Cents MEDFORD RIBUNE To report improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford phone SP 2-6141 Ash land MU 2-1021, Yreka 841W before 6:45 pjn. daily and 1220 ajn. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call please notify office thus eliminating special messenger service. TJnlted Pres. full d Wir United Pica full Leased Wlro 64 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1958 No. 215 IrfeoGD Sicoys.-lSecil.-Teirms V'A l A J. hJj mA 's ' BASHFUL - Sitting on Santa's knee is a thrilling experience for a small tot, but there is something about being so close to the big expanse of white beard that often makes a child forget temporarily what it was he wanted for Christmas. Above, four-year-old Ronnie O'Conner takes the candy Sen. Neuberger Hatfield Meet For Tea, Talks Portland (CPS Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) and Governor-elect Mark Hatfield met at the Neuberger home here Friday and discussed federal-state problems includ ing power development, high way! and unemployment. The 40-minute discussion followed a get-together for tea with their wives after which newsmen were briefed on the conference. Among the nine topics dis cussed were a new version of the regional power corpora' xion, state power agency, highway financing, unemploy ment compensation, fish pro tection, state matching funds for the University of Oregon medical school, and a Neuber ger proposal of federal tax refunds to states. The two men indicated they were in accord on the topics generally, but Hatfield said ne could not disclose his opinions on some of the sub jects because they would be covered in his inaugural ad dress in January. At the concusion of the meeting Hatfield said he felt the session had been "very Deneiiciai to me." Neuberger saia mat if Hatfield had oc casion to travel to Washing- ion, jj.u., Neuberger would be "glad to arrange" for Hat field to meet with members of the Oregon delegation, if possible. Chrisman Given Two Year Term George Fredrick Chrisman Jr., Medford, in circuit court Friday afternoon, was sen tenced to two years in the Oregon State penitentiary on cnarges or. burglary not in dwelling. After pleading innocent to the charges at first, he chang ed nis plea to guilty. He was charged with burglarizing Huffman Truck and Auto Supply in Medford on Sept. 5. Also sentenced in circuit court Friday afternoon was Gerald W. Moore, who plead ed guilty to uttering and pub lishing a false check. Moore -had been extradited from San Quentin prison upon his re lease there' recently. He was given a two-year suspended sentence to Oregon State penitentiary and given six months to make full resti tution for all bad checks is sued in this area. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable cloudiness today and Monday. Fog patch es during night and morning hours. High both day near 50, low near 32. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 53 Lowest Yesterday . 25 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:20 a.m. .-loonrisr tonight 8:57 p.m. PROMINENT CONSTELLATION Cassiopeia, high in north 8:36 p.m. will be in northwest at midnight. VISIBLE PLANETS Mars. In the east S p.m. Jupiter, rises a-m. Local Pears Facing Stiff er Competition, Lowering Marketing of Rogue val ley's 1958 pear crop is lagging considerably behind last year's schedule an official of the Medford Pear Shippers as sociation reports A bumper crop of Califor nia Bartletts and large quan tities of apples and bananas Hundreds Attend Holiday Opening Of Local Stores Hundreds of valley resi dents, including many young sters, packed downtown Med ford streets Friday night for the opening of the Christmas shopping season. Merchants termed tne op ening, which leaiurea a pub lic treasure hunt, a "tremen dous success," with the gen eral reaction of all concerned "very good." Over 100 prizes were made available for the event. The majority had been picked up at local businesses by the 9 p.m. closing. C. O. Lovejoy, treasure nunt chairman, expressed the ap preciation of the Retail Mer chants association for the help of the McLoughlin and Hed rick junior high school bands, the Junior Chamber of Com merce, Medford police and lo cal publicity media. Medford stores plan to re main open Mondays ana Thursdays until 9 p.m. through the Christmas shop ping season. The late closing also is set for Tuesday, Dec. 23. ! i City's Councilmen, Planners! Slated To Meet In Joint Session Wednesday The first joint meeting of Medford s . city council and planning commission under a policy advanced by Mayor John W. Snider last summer scheduled for Wednesday night at city hall. Mayor Snider himself is not expected to be here to preside. He is attending the annual convention of. the American Municipal associa tion in Boston. ' On the meeting's tentative genda are consideration of the new proposal for a city subdivision ordinance and of a city policy with respect to issuing zoning ordinance vari ances for the erection of signs. Trad In Berrydale A third item due for con sideration is the zoning of a small but controversial tract in Berrydale. This tract, being purchased under contract by Harold Farr as an extension to his Valley Center Trailer court on North Pacific high way, was originally to be zoned light industrial to per mit this use. But William Doernbach, a Santa Claus gives him but "clams up" when it comes to answering his questions. Hun dreds of children received candy and had the chance to meet Santa in downtown Medford during the Christmas opening sponsored by Medford merchants Friday evening. Of Prices have put the squeeze on local fruit, the official states. The California pears re portedly reached the markets first. And heavy storage hold ings in that state, according to the report, have also con tributed to the delay. 30 Days Behind Medford's Bartletts' are only now being cleared out, some 30 days behind schedule. A concerted sales effort, the official notes, has kept the winter varieties D'Anjou, Bosc and Cornice moving. But these too are reportedly slower than usual, with the prices generally lower. Price-slashing brought on by the large national , apple crop has depressed the fruit market generally, it is under stood. And sizeable imports of bananas has caused addition al pressure. ' Hopeful Local shippers are report edly hopeful that retail pro motion plus the usual brisk holiday trade may improve the situation, but they do not anticipate any rise in demand or price if the present market conditions hold. A decrease in export trade of some 500,000 boxes under last year has reportedly matched the decrease in the winter pear crop, so that the number of pears that must find a domestic market re mains about the same . Argentina Arrests Railroad Workers Buenos Aires (DPD The goverment yesterday announ ced the arrest of between 600 and 800 railroad workers in its attempts to smash a crip pling rail strike which was declared illegal. Berrydale resident and recent candidate for the Ward I city council seat, contended at public hearings that deed re strictions on the property would permit only residential zoning and use. Several other residents supported him. Mayor Snider's policy is an attempt to encourage har mony and if necessary -compromise between the councilmen and the planners. Matter Deferred Whenever a city council man disagrees with a recom mendation handed up to that body by the planning commis sion, he moves that a joint meeting be held. If the motion carries, the matter is deferred until the two groups can get together on it. Previously, the council was known to reject a planners' recommendation " from time to time. Such action, amount ing in effect to a challenge of the commissions' competence or judgment, was inevitably a source of ill feeling. The Berrydale zoning dis pute was referred to a joint Formosa Reports Renewed Threat Of War In Strait Red Chinese May Have New Mig-19s Taipei, Formosa -(UPD-Warn-ings that large-scale hostilities may break out again over the offshore islands were sounded yesterday after reports of in creased Communist air activ ity over the Formosa strait. There were reports also that the Soviets had supplied the Chinese Reds with Mig-19 jets, the newest in the Mig-jet family, and air-to-air. missiles. Nationalist Chinese pilots scored their biggest victory of the pocket war with U.S.-built "Sidewinders" at the height of the battle for the offshore is lands in September. The official military infor mation service and the Cen tral News agency reported in separate dispatches from Que moy that Soviet-built Mig jet fighters flew within sight of the offshore islands three times Friday. Eight Migs were spotted in one flight during the morning, and two flights totaling more than 10 Migs were sighted during the after noon. No combat was report ed. The- last Nationalist-Communist aerial dogfight took place on Oct. 10. There were reports that the United States and Nationalist China were observing an aerial "cease fire" within 30 miles of the Red-held mainland but they were officially denied. Frank C. Learning, Central Point Man Killed In Collision Frank Collier Learning, 51, of 459 Grand st., Central Point, was dead on arrival at Sacred Heart hospital last right following a two-car col lision on Highway 62 at the Eagle Point junction. , State police said Learning was operator of an auto which collided with a car driven by John F. Henshaw, Butte Falls, about 6:35 p.m. Saturday. According to the police re port, Henshaw had slowed to make a turn from Highway 62 onto the road leading to Eagle Point when Learning, trying to pass Henshaw's car, struck it. The Learning car went through a guard rail and overturned. Henshaw suffered bruises and his car was badly dam aged, police said. Learning is survived by his wife at Central Point; two brothers, Ed, Shady Cove and Robert, Medford; and a sister, Mrs. Alton Hart, Medford. The remains are at the Jack son county coroner's office. Sports Bulletin: Portland - (EPD - - Vale won the Oregon A-2 foot ball championship Saturday night by scoring a 13 to 6 victory over Willamina. Merrill romped to a 60 lo 7 triumph over Yoncalla to rack up the Oregon Class B championship. meeting Aug. 21, but officials evidently considered it insuf ficient cause in itself for call ing such a session. Sign Variance The sign variance issue was raised at the council meeting Nov. 6. The planning commis sion had recommended that a variance permitting a sign to advertise the Mont Crest sub division be allowed. But Don ald Hansen, Ward II, said he did not believe the citys' zon ing ordinance would allow variances of any kind unless severe hardship would other wise result. ' The other two sign variance requests, still before the plan ning commission, are for the First Church of the Nazarene and for Roy Wilkes' Brook hurst subdivision. The proposed subdivision ordinance received its first public hearing before the planning commission Nov. 10. The planners heard criticism from two subdividers, Wilkes and Claude Mclntyre, and de cided to refer the controver sial matter to a joint meeting. JOEL BRUCE REEDER , New City Attorney Joel B. Reeder Named Medford's New City Attorney Joel Bruce Reeder,- 30, has been appointed Medford's next city attorney, City Man ager Robert A. Duff an nounced yesterday. He succeeds E. Roy Bashaw, who assumes his new duties as district judge in January.' Reeder, who lives with his wife, Mary Elizabeth, and four children at 512 South Oakdale ave., came to Med ford last summer after grad uating from the University of Oregon law school. At the law school he was president of the student body and ranked second in his class. He was admitted to the Ore- gon State Bar in September, and is now associated with Stanley C, Jones in the Med ford firm of Jones and Reed er. Brother of D.A. He is a younger brother of Thomas J. Reeder, district at torney of Jackson county. He was born in Tahlequah, Okla., July 18, 1928. Reeder began college at Northeast Oklahoma State, but withdrew in February, 1948 after one and a half years to join the Air Force. He qualified as a B-29 pilot and served a combat tour in Korea. Credits In Service, He took extension courses to increase his college credits while in the service, and en rolled at the University of Oregon after his release in June, 1954. He completed his undergraduate career in June, 1956, and went on to law school. As a' law student, he took a course on municipal corporations under Edward C. Harms, mayor of Springfield. Reeder plans to start work in his new position Monday. He will have a month to work with Bashaw. He has said he hopes to continue his job at city hall indefinitely. He is particularly interested in carrying out the task of revising the city char ter, on which Bashaw has al ready done some work. Ritchie Low Bidder For Ashland School Medford contractor Loren Ritchie, was apparent low bidder for construction of an addition to Walker elemen tary school, Ashland, accord ing to figures reported by Wayne E. Struble, resident architect at the Medford office of Architect James I. Payne. Ritchie s basic bid was for $85,994 for construction of a six-classroom addition and in stallation of an office parti tion. Other bids were submitted by Myers Jones, Medford, $86,100; Wiley Construction comDanv. Ashland. $88,500; H. Barnhart, Medford, $89, 000; Dwight Seely, Medford, S89.000; Jack Batzer, Med ford, $89,406; and Salter and Klein .Grants Pass, $101,367. King Hussein To Lift Jordan's Martial Law Amman, Jordan -(UPD- King Hussein announced last night he will lift Jordan's martial law, effective tomorrow. It was imposed 19 months ago. The announcement was made after a special cabinet meeting. The young monarch imposed martial law on the country April 25, 1957 after an unsuccessful attempt to ov erthrow his government by leftists and pro-Nasser Arabs. Khrushchev Asks Roundtable Start By Next June 1 Warns Alternative Would Be Tree City' Berlin -(DPD-Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev last night called for a roundtable conference of the wartime al lies within six months on the future of Berlin. In a statement at a Moscow diplomatic reception, Khrush chev stressed that if negotia tions with the "West had not begun within the six-month time limit set by Russia, then the Soviets would put into effect their "demilitarized free city" plan for West Berlin at the end of that time. Khruschev thereby appar ently extended the Soviet deadline for West Berlin. Pre sumably, if the talks started, the deadline would be pushed back and would be held in abeyance until the talks end ed. Revision A Soviet embassy spokes man in East Berlin suggested that such talks could lead to revisions ' in the Soviet plan for Berlin which the West views as a Communist at tempt to drive out the Amer ican, British and French gar risons and leave the western sectors at the mercy of the East German Communists. The spokesman said that while the six-month time limit was flexible, the West would have to accept the basic Rus sian idea of a "free city". He added that the talks would have to show signs of pro gress before the Russians would agree to revise then terms. East German propaganda Chief .Gerhart Eisler, a fugi tive from U.S. justice, said the Communist deadline for Berlin was next June 1 just six months from now. Four Power Parley Britain suggested a four power conference with the United States, France and West Germany to -.consider the western tactics in the crisis touched off Nov. 10 by Khrushchev's demand that the West get out' of Berlin and his warning that Soviet oc cupation controls in the city would be handed over to the East Germans. West Berliners were in trigued by reports that Khrushchev himself might come to Berlin soon to lend his immediate presence to German demands that the western allies get out. But there was one indica tion that the West expected business as usual in Berlin. America hotelman Conrad Hilton and a party of cele brities arrived to attend the grand opening of the new multi-million dollar Berlin Hilton hotel. "Americans don't throw their money away unless they intend to stay," a woman in the crowd said. First Cold Wave Strikes As Traffic Deaths Mount By United Press International The first major cold wave of the season mushroomed across the nation yesterday, plunging temperatures to sub zero levels in the north and to freezing and below as far south as northern Florida. The mammoth cold front covered about three quarters of the nation and was expect ed to reach near record pro portions with the reinforce ment of a second mass of bone-chillirlg Arctic air pour ing across the Canadian bor der. Meanwhile, heavy lake snows and near blizzard con ditions swept across part of western New York in the aft ermath of a record-breaking snowstorm that paralyzed traffic for the Thanksgiving holiday from the Rockies through the northeast. A United Press Internation al count last evening showed that at least 273 persons died in highway traffic accidents throughout the nation since the unofficial holiday period "I'm Right Behind You, General" Concession Cracks Deadlock at Geneva Geneva-(UPD-The four-week deadlock in the east-west con ference on nuclear tests ban was cracked yesterday at a special weekend session in which both sides offered modi fied proposals. Western conference sources said the moves brought the conference "on the threshold of being able to draft a treaty on a nuclear test ban. A Soviet concession was said to have brought th,e op- Firemen Control 4,000-Acre Blaze Los Angeles-(UPD - Firemen yesterday controlled a fire which destroyed a house, cabin and house trailer, burn ed over 4,000 acres of brush, and injured two firefighters 30 miles northwest of here in the Calabasas area. A small crew was kept to patrol the 35-mile perimeter of the blaze but fire officials thought the danger which for a time threatened 100 expen sive homes in Stokes canyon was over. The fire was controlled about noon, a few hours after 20 persons were forced out of their homes by the danger of flames crackling before ris ing winds. More than 500 firefighters were on the line at the height of the blaze which broke out Friday, possibly after it had been set by an arsonist. Flames, driven by 35 mile an hour winds, burned through dry brush across Warner Bros, ranch into Stokes canyon. Firefighters backfired along Mulholland drive in the path of the fire as it burned toward a group of expensive homes. . . began at 6 p.m. Wednesday. In addition, 23 persons died in fires, 2 in plane crashes and 66 fatalities were attrib uted to miscellaneous causes for an overall holiday total of 364. New York led the traffic death count by states with a total of 22. California listed 18 deaths along with Illinois, while Ohio had 14, Pennsyl vania 13 and Indiana 12. The National Safety council did not issue an official pre diction for the 102-hour peri od which ends at midnight to night. But an average of 470 persons would die in a similar period at this time of year, the council said. During the 1957 Thanksgiving holiday the UPI counted 554 traffic deaths. Not even the winter play ground of Miami was to es cape the cold. Weathermen predicted temperatures in the Miami area would drop to around 45 degrees by early today. posing sides closer together on the disputed issue of a con trolled test ban. The United States and Brit ain maintained their firm stand for a close link between a test ban agreement and es tablishment of a control org anization to police it. The developments followed two days of a secrecy-shroud- ea backstage search among the U.S., British and Soviet delegations to find a way out of the deadlock which brought the conference to a virtual standstill since the opening day. 'Major Concession' ihe boviets offered a new plan Thursday night which appears to have eased the way at least for a start on actual drafting of a treaty. The new plan was kept secret but Com munist sources said it had of fered "a major concession." Western conference sources said the Russians made a "slight amendment that came at least a little way in the direction of the U.S. position of tying the control organiza tion to a treaty document." An official announcement at the end of the special 90 minute session announced that the United States with British backing presented a treaty formula which clearly linked the obligation to end tests to an "obligation to co operate" with the projected international control organ ization. The twin obligations thus would be incorporated in a single document under the western proposals. What exactly the Soviet had agreed to remain undisclosed except for firm western hints that Russia now was for a "stronger link" than before between the "" test ban and controls. Medford Firemen Answer Four Calls Four calls kept Medford city firemen busy Friday eve ning and Saturday morning. Firemen were called at 6:40 pjn. Friday to extinguish a flue fire at 1510 East Jackson blvd. No damage resulted. At 6:19 p.m. Friday a track was dispatched to 1474 Grand ave., for a burning clothes hamper which had been pushed too close to an electric heater, and a flue fire. Damage result ed to the hamper, clothes and wall, firemen said. At 8:25 p.m. a truck was sent to 2083 College way to extinguish a trash fire which was burning after hours, There was no dariage. Satur day at 9:36 ajn. a truck was sent to 24 Ross court to ex tinguish a flue fire. No dam Kansas City, Mo,-40PD-Fed-erl mediators and represent atives of Trans World Airlines and the striking International Association of Machinists be gan a joint meeting late last night. Reports Britain Ready To Stand Firm On Berlin Discussed Situation In Talk With Churchill Washington-flJPD-Vice Presi dent Richard M. Nixon re turned from London yester day and declared Soviet de mands in the Berlin crisis will stiffen Allied resistance to any Red seizure of the key German city. The Vice President made it plain that the United States would stand firm in opposing Kremlin moves to expel American, British and French forces from West Berlin and bring the sector under Com munist control. Nixon added that he found the friendship of the British people for Americans warmer than at any time since the war. As for Berlin, he said, this country "can be sure our friends in Britain will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with us." It was learned meanwhile that the United States and Al lied governments will let Rus sian Premier Nikita Khrush chev stew a while before they formally slap down his pro posal that West Berlin be converted into what would be a defenseless '"free city." Dulles to Meet Ike High officials made this" known as Dulles made final preparations before flying to Augusta, Ga., today for a con f e r e n c e with vacationing President Eisenhower. They expect the President and Dul les to reaffirm a steadfast de termination to resist by force if need be - any Soviet maneuvers aimed at forcing" the Allied powers out of Ber lin. Nixon represented Eisen hower at dedication of a new American chapel in St. Paul's Cathedral and was able to confer with British political leaders of both parties during his stay. Meets Churchill He reported that the Berlin situation was one of the things he discussed in a meeting with Sir Winston Churchill. Nixon also reported that the British wartime leader hopes to come to the United States next May. U.S., British and French of ficials here and in European capitals were seeking agree ment on a constructive count er proposal to the Russians' Thanksgiving Day maneuver. While unconditionally reject ing Moscow's latest effort to get them out of Berlin, they wanted to be able to suggest a positive approach to the . whole problem of German re unification. Three Power Note American officials felt a three power note rejecting Khrushchev's proposal could be worked out at the ambas sadorial level, in consultation with the West Germans, prior to the NATO meeting. The plan would be , to secure NATO endorsement of the note and then fire it off to Moscow. Top officials said the six months breathing spell Krush chev gave the Western powers in his ultimatum to get out o Berlin does not lessen the ser iousness of the situation but merely postpones the ultimate showdown. Football Scores WEST Air Force Academy 20. Col orado 14. Notre Dame 20, USC 13. Hawaii 40, Idaho Slate 19. SOUTHWEST Rice 33, Baylor 21. Oklahoma 7. Oklahoma Stale 0. Southern Methodist 20, Texas Christian 13. SOUTH Georgia 16. Georgia Tech 3. George Washington 20, The Citadel 14. Florida 12. Miami (Fla.) 9. Clemson 36, Furman 19. Tennessee 10, Vanderbilt 6. Auburn 14, Alabama 8. Mississippi 21. Mississippi State 0. EAST Army 22, Navy 6.
