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toirast mm 53rd Year Medford 26 PAGES ou -.Cc Nuclear Test Ban Agreement Nearer Reality Key Issue Still To Be Negotiated Geneva - (LTD - The United States, Britain and Soviet Russia agreed today on the composition of an internation al control organization for the supervision of a nuclear test ban treaty. The agreement came after a nearly three-hour session of the delegates of the three atomic powers at the Confer ence on Suspension of Nuclear Weapons Tests. An official communique an nounced the acceptance of i "Draft Article III on the com position of the control organi zation, submitted by the dele gation of the United King dom." ' The agreement moved the six-week-old conference a step further in its laborious ef forts to work out effectively a policed nuclear test ban. Much Work Ahead It meant that East and West now have set out the lines of the control organization, its structure and its administra tive components. It left the vital functions and. powers of the control organ still undefined and un settled. This key issue must still be negotiated and final accord will depend on just how the control organization will carry out its task of enforc ing the observance of a test ban. The British plan, backed by the United States, provides that the policing organization will have a control commis sion as its executive organ and that it will cooperate with a network of control posts which will watch out for signs of violation. The detailed, practical work plan of the organization, its procedures and powers will be negotiated subsequently, Final Payment for New Station Made Final payment on construc tion of buildings at the new Southern Oregon Branch Ex periment station property on Hanley rd. was authorized to day, according to Harold White, station superintendent. Total cost of construction of the three buildings was $66,044, White said. This in cludes the office and labora tory building, caretaker's home and the implement and storage building. Overall cost including property was $134, 000. The county court and Archi tect R. J. Keeney, Medford, accepted the buildings as completed on Tuesday. In his letter to the contrac tor, Donald Jacibs, 307 North Peach st., Medford, Keeney commended him "for- a fine job." Consultants Testify In Phone Rate Case Salem-fliPD-The Public Util ity Commission today started testimony from consultants in the extended hearings on pro posed nine per cent rate in creases for Pacific Telephone Company. Neuberger Bears No Malice Toward Senator Morse Because of Remarks Portland -(UPD Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger of Oregon said today that he bears his Democratic colleague, Sen. Wayne Morse, "no malice or ill will" because of statements Morse made in his version of how two Oregon Democrats splint apart. They formerly had been friends and political allies. Morse suggested this week that a cancer suffered by Neu MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1958 inri-ir.i PDobus Holiday SaDes Said Ahead off Last Year It looks like another big Christmas for Medford busi nesses, with holiday sales run ning as high as 17 per cent ahead of last year, according to a survey conducted by the Mail Tribune. Ten more shopping days re main before Christmas and merchants are confidently pre Bill Planned for Accurate Labeling Of Shoe Material A bill will' be introduced into Congress "shortly after it convenes calling for the ac curate labeling of the mate rials used in making shoes, according to Wilbur Gardner, Medford shoe repairman who originated and carried through a nationwide - cam paign for such legislation. .. Gardner, whose repair serv ice is at 612 East Main st., said Congressman . Charles O. Porter and Senator Richard L. Neuberger have both agreed to sponsor such legislation, and that cosponsors are being sought among members of congress: He said efforts are under way in each state to ! secure support for the bill. Endorse Legislation Gardner also reported that the National Grange, at its last convention, endorsed such legislation, and he awaiting word from the convention of the American National Cattle men's association as to - its endorsement. Gardner started his fight for shoe labeling legislation several years ago when he found an increasing number of shoes being brought in for repair, which contained paper and other cheap materials, al though there was no way for a purchaser to know that the shoes were not entirely made of leather. His fight for labeling legis lation has gained nationwide attention, and support has come from each state in the country. Gardner's shoe shop ( now has a sign proclaiming it "Na tional Headquarters for Label ing Shoes." Seaton To Resign; Newspaper Reports Honolulu - (UPD - The Hono lulu Star-Bulletin today quot ed Secretary of Interior Fred A. Seaton as saying he is re signing soon "so I can make up for time I've missed with my family." Salem-flJPD-Samuel H. Pro bert, office engineer for the State Highway Department here, will retire in May of 1959. berger might account at least in part for the sour ing of their close personal friendship. - Neuberger, .back at his Portland home after presid ing at Senate Public Works Committee hearing in Kalis pell, Mont., stated: "I believe my record will show that I am willing to go 51 per cent of the way to cooperate with anybody, b they Democrat ( Z&J Affl r . dieting that this year's sales will far exceed fast year's, and in some specialty shops will be the best in many years. The majority of the money is being spent on smaller items, the survey showed, but women's and men's clothing seem to top the list in sales. Describe Sales "Terrific,"' is the way the majority of the store officials described their sales so far, And they added that in all departments, particularly in the department stores, busi ness seems to be booming. While some of the mer chants attribute the lack of serious fog to the increased crowd of shoppers, they had to admit that one of the big gest days, sales wise, was last evening, when there was fog in the valley. Shoppers are spending their money more freely this year, businessmen stated, and add ed that credit buying was also rising. People seem to be buy ing with more confidence than last Christmas, merchants added, and some said that early fall sales promotion pro grams definitely prompted the shopper to buy early. Stores that sell both wom en's and men's clothing re ported Christmas . shoppers! earlier. ; ijn Novenber this year, ar.d onestore reported having to hire their gift wrap per a week earlier "because she was needed." Hire More Personnel ' Several of the stores re ported they would have to hire more sales personnel, especially for the evening openings, as they said "we simply can't handle- the crowds." Merchants also reported that more persons are shop ping in the mornings, which was said to be usual for this time of the year. Approxi mately one-third of the busi ness sales at many of the stores were reported between 6 and 9 p.m. on Mondays and Thursday. Several stores reported some stock lines depleted with stock purchases approximate ly the same as last year. Others ''reported that sales seemed to improve with the arrival of new spring lines and more colorful fabrics. Gift certificate purchases were reported to be lagging behind 1957 requests, but shopkeepers explained . that the certificates are usually last-minute purchases. Dulles Prepares For Paris' Jaunf Washington -UPD- Secretary of State John Foster Dulles left the hospital "feeling fine'" today and prepared to meet with President Eisenhower before flying to Paris for con ferences on the Berlin crisis. The President and Dulles, at their White House session later today, were to put the finishing touches on a U.S. plan of allied strategy to keep West Berlin out of Commu nist hands. The secretary will then fly to Paris this afternoon for talks with the foreign minis ters of Britain, France, and West Germany, and the North Atlantic Treaty powers. or Republican. That attitude still prevails. The needs of our state are too , great to stand on personal pride or political partisanship. "Despite the tone of Sena tor Morse's remarks about me, I bear him no malice or ill will. Oregon's people have a right to expect maturity and responsibility of those to whom they have entrusted nigh public office." Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 226 D"a West Berlin Mayor Labeled As 'Quisling' Veiled Threat of Vengeance Given Berlin-(DPD-East Germany's official newspaper attacked West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt today as a "Quisling." It was a veiled threat of per sonal vengeance should the outspoken free Berlin leader ever fall into Communist hands. The Communist Party news paper Neues Deutschland taunted Brandt with the claim that President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles would be un able or unwilling to protect mm. Reminded of Fat It reminded "what the Norwegian people did to Vid kun Quisling," the Nazi trai tor in Norway who was shot by a firing squad after the liberation. Brandt was an anti-Nazi who escaped to Norway, adopted Norwegian citizen ship and fought in the anti Nazi underground in Norway. He came back after the war to become the symbol of free dom to West Berliners who gave him an overwhelming vote of confidence, in' the re cent municipal elections. - -Follows Hard Lin Neues Deutschland threw his temporary Norwegian na tionality back at him in an editorial suggesting the Com munists would like to capture him. Neues Deutschland's blust ering threats followed the new hard line set down by Russia Thursday night. In an official communique the Soviet government had warned that any Western move to break through a new Berlin blockade would be con sideredan act of war by the Soviet Union and its allies. Condemnation Suit; Payment Approved The state highway commis sion has authorized payment of $47,500 to Myron Root and Company, Inc., Medford, for a right of way through their property one block south of Main st. off Fir st. The right-ofr-way Is for wid ening, construction, improve ment and maintenance of the Eighth st. section of the Med-ford-Provolt highway between Fir st. and the Southern Pa cific railroad tracks. The Myron Root company had been renting a warehouse on the property. It was torn down last spring. The condemnation suit against the property was set tled out of court and payment was authorized in a letter from attorneys representing the state highway commission Dec. 9. Crovs Lumber Price Index Up 29 Cents Portland Crow's Lumber Price Index rose 29 cents this week. It reflected somewhat greater strength in green Douglas Fir and Western Pine region dimension. Studs are up several dollars in price, leading the parade. Prices on green Fir and Hemlock dimension for water shipment have risen about two dollars, for. February loading. While Fir board prices have not risen, demand is some what better. v End To Hungary Oppression Demanded United Nations, N. Y.-0IPD-The U. N. General Assembly today approved by a 54 to 10 vote a resolution again de manding that Russia end its Hungarian repression. It ap pointed Sir Leslie Munro of New Zealand as the United Nations "watchdog" on" the situation. "I Don't Think They Construction Work On Theater Starts Angus Bowmer, founder and producing director of the Oregon Shakespearean Festi val in Ashland, said this week the Festival association is "sticking its neck out." The association, he said, has "started construction of a new theater. We had to start in or der to have it ready for June rehearsals. There is enough money to pay for the founda tions, but unless the entire amount is raised, construc tion will stop at that point." Bowmer spoke at a meeting of volunteer workers solicit ing funds in the Festival's 175 At Howard School Meeting About 175 people attended a meeting at Howard school last night when curriculums and future plans for district 6C and Medford district 549C were discussed. The meeting was called to give Howard school district patrons an opportunity to ob tain information on the school districts. Ballots have been mailed to residents of the district to obtain their opinion as to whether they desire con solidation with district 6C or the Medford district. The Jackson County School Reorganization committee has recommended Howard district be consolidated with district 6C, which now includes Cen tral Point, Gold Hill and Sams Valley. In the same recom mendation, Rogue River and Evans Valley also "would be come part of district 6C Nick Gier, chairman of the Howard School District Re organization Information com mittee, stressed that opinion ballots must be returned by Dec. 22 in order that the coun ty board may receive the opinion of Howard district patrons concerning consolida tion. Gier pointed out that this would be the last time resi dents of the district will have a chance to voice an opinion concerning the consolidation. Bellhop Sought for Theft from Letter A 21 - year - old bellhop known to be a stamp collector is wanted on a $500 district court warrant charging petty larceny on evidence he may have carried his hobby too far. The bellhop, Roger William Bartlam, is charged specifical ly with taking $10 in cash from a letter sent by a guest of the Jackson hotel. Bartlam was employed at the hotel from Aug. 23 to Dec. 4, when he was discharged for failing to show up for work. Bartlam reportedly left his lodgings at the Crater hotel the next day. Carl Herman Oestreich told city police that in cleaning up Bartlam's room afterward he discovered 17 letters in the waste basket. The stamps had been torn from all of them. Some con tained checks made out to various businesses, and one was missing $10. They were subsequently identified as having been sent by past and present guests of the Jackson hotel. ' Since the letters had ap parently not been placed inj the mail, Bartlam could not be charged with a federal of fense, according to Deputy District Attorney John An icker Jr. Want Me in There' campaign to raise $275,000 by Christmas. A total of $171, 029.93 has been collected since the campaign started Nov. 12. Accept Applications Bowmer said "We're accept ing applications for next yearVcompany and we're al ready filling 1959 ticket or ders. So you see, "he added, "we're counting on you to suc cessfully finish the job." The new theater will re place a structure condemned by the state fire marshal be cause of hazardous conditions. The structure was torn down following last season's produc tions. In addition to major cam paign efforts in Medford and Ashland, special campaigns have been organized for the Festival building fund in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Grants Pass, the San Francis co bay area, and southern California. Contributions also are being received from other Festival patronsV throughout the country. '' ' Of the $171,029.93 already raised, Ashland has raised $51,430.84, more than 100 per cent of the $50,000 goal, and Medford has raised $54,515.50 of its $100,000 goal. Ashland workers are now hoping to raise $70,000 toward the cam paign. An anonymous donor is matching each Ashland dol lar. Building Permits Below October Medford building permits for November totaled $349, 750 in valuation, well below October's figure but exceed ing November totals in the two previous years according the monthly building depart ment report. Among the 80 permits is sued were 14 new units fami ly residences totaling $186, 600, 1 new church at $100,000 1 new business at $5,500, 3 business remodeled or re paired totaling $18,350. There also was a new $3,000 building at Medford airport. Total fees collected were $1,288.25 and building in spectors paid 876 visits to con struction locations. In October, 14 8 permits were issued with a total valu ation of $1,129,821. These in cluded permits for construc tion of the new Sears Roe buck and Safeway stores in the East Jackson st. shopping center. In November, 1957, 53 per mits were issued with a valu ation of $257,805. In 1956, the same number of permits were issued in this month with a valuation of $331,212. Children May Call Christmas Orders In To Santa Claus Youngsters of the Med ford vicinity who wish to telephone Iheir orders to Sania Claus will have that opportunity four evenings next week. . They may reach Sania by dialing SPring 3-7353 be tween 7 and 9 p.m. Tues day, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 16, 17, 18 and 19. Arrangements for the telephone service have been made by the Medford Kiwa nis club with the coopera tion of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. D. J. Bolton heads the com mittee which made the arrangement. SP-REFUSES'- EXTENSION IH MFE OfiSE Portland-dlPD-Southern Pacific railroad was reported to day to have refused to grant an extension in a reduction of railroad freight rates. The reduction is scheduled Dec. 21. The railroad had proposed a reduction averaging 25 per cent into the major California market. This was delayed by an Interstate Commerce commission suspension order last May. The suspension expires Dec. 20 and the ICC notified the railroad it will need three more months to reach a decision. ,v The railroad was reported to have refused to grant a re quested ICC extension.- 1 The rate reduction would restore a previous long-time parity between southern Oregon and northern California mills into one of their largest lumber markets. It was opposed by trucking interests. Barring a court injunction, the new rates will place Red ding, Calif., and Medford on the same rate, eliminating the present 13-cent extra cost from Medford on a minimum new rale of 50 cents per hundred pounds. From Redding or Med ford to San Francisco the present 10-cent advantage, held by Redding will be reduced to four cents. Oregon lumber operators have said rate reductions would mean substantial market increase and employment gains. ost. South r FeeSimig Grip OT Winter By United Press International A hit-and-run snow storm churned northward along the Eastern Seaboard today, un loading falls of up to 15 inches infections of the Caro linas and Virginia. The Atlantic storm dropped temperatures below freezing as far south as northern Flor ida and dumped a snow cover across parts of Alabama and Georgia. As the storm whipped north ward, powered by gale winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour, weathermen issued heavy snow warnings for the mid- Atlantic region into NewJEng- iand. Up to six inches of snow was expected in the North east. At Oswego, N.Y., a fleet of 40 snow plows and two Sno- Cats made progress in freeing the city of its six and onerhalf foot snow blanket, despite a fresh four -inch snowfall Thursday. No snow was ex pected today. Weather Kills 54 The week long series of wintry storms, which have ranged from the continental divide .to the Atlantic, have been blamed for at least 54 deaths, 19 of them Thursday. Cold weather fires and fumes overheated stoves took a tragic toll with most of the victims children. Ohio count ed 12 fire deaths, six of them Thursday, and . five persons died Thursday in two fires near Norfolk, Va. There were four such deaths in Illinois, two each in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota and one in Nebraska. .Traffic accidents on snow and ice slicked highways also claimed a mounting toll, in cluding a woman killed Thurs day at Atlanta, Ga., in a col lision blamed on icy roads. Other traffic deaths included nine in Illinois, three in Indi ana, two in New Jersey and one each in Iowa, Michigan and New York. Three men froze to death in Chicago. Ex Everett Youth Held On fJar Theft Charge '- A 16-year-old Everett, Wash., youth was questioned ueie luudj ill CU1111C1.LIU14 wilh the theft of a car from a used car lot in that city. He turned himself in to Medford police yesterday, say ing he had no money and the car was nearly out of gas. In a signed statement, he told police he had taken the car early yesterday morning. "I wanted to get away from home and get a job," he stat ed, "so my mother would not have to work so hard." He also stated his father was de ceased and his mother was di vorcing his step-father. He is in the Jackson County Juvenile Detention home. Permit Issued for Century Building A Medford building permit was issued yesterday for $25, 000 in remodeling of the newly-named Century build ing, 843 East Main st. The permit was issued . to Charles Esselstrom, Roseburg, who with his brother recently purchased the building for office use. It formerly housed the Community hospital. - 1 haustion was blamed for two deaths in Iowa and Michigan and one in Illinois. While most of the nation east of the Continental Divide was locked in the grip of a cold air mass, San Francisco broke a heat record for the fifth time this month when the mercury climbed to 73 Thursday, six degrees above the previous mark of 67 set in 1943. Two Classrooms At Ashland High Closed by Marshal Ashland - The two class rooms on the third floor of the Ashland High school building were temporarily closed to classes Wednesday by deputy state fire marshal W. P. Roble, Grants Pass. The classrooms, used for so cial studies and art, had a peak attendance of 65 stu dents, it was reported. There is no exterior fire escape from the third floor and the closing order required that fire escape door and metal outside fire escape be install ed. The .inside stairwell will also be enclosed. The closing. of the class rooms m the high school building follows the inspec tion earlier this week by Roble which permanently closed the third floor of the junior high school building. Necessary Construction - School officials reported that the necessary construc tion will start as soon ' as a contract can be let. School Superintendent Stanley Jobe stated that some other con struction had been anticipated at several of the schools and the contract would include all projects. It is anticipated that the necessary work at the high school would be completed by the end of the Christmas vaca tion. Until such time as the two classrooms may be used, the freshman social studies class will be held in the study hall with that group meeting in the library. The art class will meet in the school cafeteria, Jobe said. The cafeteria would continue to serve lunches, he added. Hatfield Says GOP Sees Need To Correct Errors Portland - (UPD - Gov-elect Mark Hatfield of Oregon said today Republican leaders agreed in Honolulu that the party must take action to cor rect some of its past mistakes. Attend Conference Hatfield arrived here by plane from the Hawaiian islands where he attended the opening session of the West ern States Republican confer ence. "It was generally agreed that we had not been good salesmen within the party or with the public at large," Hat field said. He said he was con vinced a new party policy would be adopted with appeal to the voters. Court-Appointed Monitors Appear Likely To Move Boss Not Afraid Of Losing Job Washington -UPD- Court-appointed monitors of th Teamsters Union may bring corruption charges soon against teamsters boss James ' R. Hoffa, it was learned today. The monitor majority ap peared likely to move against Hoffa personally in the wake of Thursday's court order giv ing them sweeping clean-up powers. Federal Judge F. Dickinson Letts, who issued the order, made it plain he felt he could remove Hoffa from office or punish him for contempt of court if he balked at the re form proposals. i . ' In Miami Beach, Fla., Hoffa said the informal report of the teamster-named Bender Com mission indicated the corrup tion charges leveled at the teamsters are "exaggerated." Status in Doubt Hoffa said he could .not comment further on the work of the commission because its status was left in doubt by Lett's ruling. The three-member commission, headed by former Ohio Sen. George Bender, was hired by the teamsters, at $250 a day each to investigate charges of cor ruption against the union and recommend changes. Asked if he were afraid of losing his job, Hoffa shot back: "I never was afraid of nothing, let alone losing my job." Teamsters attorneys were certain to appeal Letts ruling. It apparently will take sev eral days before an appeal can be made because of delays in preparing legal papers. So far, monitor chairman Martin F. O'Donoghue and his colleague Godfrey P. Schmidt, who form an anti-Hoffa major ity, have aimed their fire at Hoffa's lieutenants. .. Rebel at Monitor Demands The teamsters rebelled at monitor demands to bring charges against one of Hof fa's Detroit associates, Owen Bert Brennan, based on testi mony that Brennan misused union welfare funds.. Letts ruled that the union must comply with that and nine other orders of recom mendation the monitors say have not been obeyed. Rank - and - file teamsters. who. originally challenged Hoffa's election on grounds it was rigged in advance, have compiled a list of 75 separata charges against Hoffa. They are mainly based on testimony before the Senate Rackets committee. DOW-JONES AVERAGES . New York - (CPB - Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 562.27, off 0.80; 20 railroads 154.70, off 0.60; 15 utilities 87.95, up 0.09, and 65 stocks 195.91, Off 0.29. Sales to day were about 3.140,000 shares compared with 4. 250,000 shares Thursday. WEATHER FORECAST: Valley tog tonight and Saturday morning. Partial clearing Saturday afternoon. Above fog variable high cloudi ness. Low tonight 35. High Sat urday 42-45. Temp. Highest Yesterday 57 Lowest this Morning 37 Free to 10 an. Today .10 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today , 4:30 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:32 a.m. Moonset tonight 7:18 p.m. iFirst Quarter Dec 17 VISIBLE PLANETS Mars, high In south east : S:1S p.m, is now nearly stationary among the stars in the constellation, Aries. Jupiter, rises 5:24 and is now in Libra.. Hatfield and National Chairman Meade Alcorn called Thursday for a Repub lican party house cleaning to rid the GOP of its non-working "honorary" members. Hatfield ascribed his vic tory in the face of a Demo cratic landslide to what ha called a "continuity of lead-ership-an organization which is functioning 365 days and not composed just of honorary title holders." Too Many Prima Donnas "We've had too many peo ple in the Republican party who were prima donnas and did no work. In Oregon they have been replaced and it can be done and should be don nationally too.- Hitfield said.
