Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 19, 1958, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextId)1 mi a I .61 UuuUu LJ V (r as Mm Mi i Taw 7 n n 53rd Year MEDFORD 26 PAGES IMJoDinnies lecmmeimds W 9 No Boost in Income Tax Rates Would Be Made State Surplus Would Be Used Salem (IIPD A $299 mil lion budget for the 1959-61 biennium was recommended to the state Legislature by Gov. Robert D. Holmes to day. This is about $24 million more than the budget for the current biennium, but would call for no boost in income tax rates. The new budget would use no the $30.5 million state sur plus and pick up additional cash from a 15-cent-a-fifth boost in liquor prices and changes in tax administration policies to make up the dif ference from the $276 million budget expenditure total for 1957-59. . v , . Some $13 million of the current budget was spent for higher education and institu tional building programs. Holmes said increases are needed primarily to take care of growing state agency work loads within "existing stand ards of service," a yardstick used by the governor to de termine budget needs. Salary Hikes Asked Included are provisions for modest salary adjustments to make the state more nearly competitive for higher educa tion and other state em ployees. Some $62 million was cut from agency requests in the Holmes budget, but increases were allowed for higher edu cation, institutions, basic school support and welfare. Biggest percentage boost would go to the Board of Higher Education which would get an 18 per cent in crease amounting to some $8.4 million. Recommendations call for $10.7 million for basic school increases, $7.3 million for in stitutions and $2.1 millions for welfare. Other departments would share in $7 million in in creases. Building Program The state building program is missing from the budget except for $2,500,000 for cnti cal construction projects. This amount would permit undertaking of projects di rectly related to health and safety conditions at institu tions and higher education facilities, and would assure retention of available federal matching funds for the pro posed medical research center in Portland and some plan ning for Oregon Technical In stitute's new facilities at Klamath Falls. The budget would utilize all available resources and would anticipate no surplus as of June 30, 1961. Sources of Money Money would come from these sources: $30.5 million from surplus. $258 million from current income. $6 million from eliminating of installment payments on personal income taxes. $2 million from taxing util ity companies on the same basis as other corporations under the corporation excise tax. $3.5 million from transfer to the general fund of inherit ance and gift tax receipts now held as temporary suspense deposits. S3 million from the 15-cent-a-fifth average increase in price of alcoholic items. MEDFORD, Aftillion iudlgeft "Lyndon, Could You Say To Our Boys Too?" Hatfield To Study Governor's Salem-(UPE-Gov.-elect Mark Hatfield said today it was "gratifying" to note Gov. Rob ert D. Holmes' attempt to re flect the people's desire for economy in government with his 5299 million budget. But he charged the budget was "in sharp contrast to cam paign promises of increases in a variety of purposes: Promises for a $40 million in crease in basic school; prom- Red Publication Raps Atlantic Pact Berlin-flJPD-The Communist organ Junge Welt ridiculed the Atlantic Pact as "paper tiger" today and challenged the right of the Western allies to defend West Berlin. The Red publication scoffed at the pact council's unani mous decision in Paris this week to respect Russian de mands for western abandon m e n t of the Communist encircled city. Junge Welt echoed the So viet claim , that the Potsdam agreement and other pacts committing the Kremlin to co operation with the western powers in the control of Berlin-are no longer valid. "It is clear that the western powers have lost every claim to remain in Berlin," it said. Telephone Rate Hearing Concludes Salem - (UPD - A hearing before the Public . Utility Commisison on the applica tion of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company for a 9 per cent statewide rate in crease concluded Thursday. Vale- (UPD -James McLaugh lin, 37, Vale service station attendant, was killed -today when the deer rifle he was cleaning accidentally dis charged. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy and warm er with occasional light rain tonight and Saturday. Low to night 48. High Saturday 62. Temp. Highest Yesterday 39 Lowest this Morning 35 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:36 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 2:22 a.m. Full Moon Dec. 25 Since Oct. 9 a combination of the movements of Mars and the Earth on their orbits has caused Mars to appear to move west ward among the stars in its background. Tomorrow Mars will resume moving eastward which is its real motion. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1958 a Few Calming Words Budget ises of highways without gaso line tax increases; and prom ises of salaries and buildings." Detailed Study Planned Hatfield said he would study the budget in detail and have some recommendations of his own to make to the Leg islature. "We shall examine depart mental budgets to assure no essential services are crippled by the governor's action and, further, we shall make full investigation to the end that economical practices are put into effect throughout govern ment," Hatfield said. He said the people of Ore gon have indicated "they want government at a price they can afford." "The price tag the govern or has put on government ap pears reasonable in its total," Hatfield commented, "but it has been arbitrary and un reasonable in some detail." Building Program Ignored He hinted that the "bal anced" budget was a bit un reasonable because it ignored the building program. Gov. Holmes asked only $2,500,000 for higher education and state building in his budget. Hatfield analyzed Oregon's tax problems this way: "Either we operate on a spartan budg et or we go to a taxation in crease." He added that it was un fortunate that the governor's budget took no notice of the report by Dr. John Sly of Ohio State University who recently completed an evalua tion of Oregon tax and fiscal problems. Gold Find at Dunsmuir Denied Dunsmuir, Calif.-fUPB-Siski-you County Sheriff A. B. Cot tar today disgustedly wrote off a report of recovery of a gold-filled Wells Fargo box as "a phoney." Rumors of the find have swept through this mountain community for the past week. But Sheriff Cottar said they weer just that rumors. He said they were discounted four days ago. Don Haney, office engineer of McCammon Wunderlich construction company of Palo Alto working on a freeway project on U.S. 99 here, said he had heard that one of the workmen had started the ru mor as a joke. Tribune Macomber Motion Denied By Judge; Ruling Given Macomber Returns To State Prison Circuit Court Judge Charles E. Woodrich, Roseburg, de nied a motion filed by Gerald Theodore Macomber, former ly of Tillamook, now serving a life sentence in the Oregon state penitentiary, in circuit court here this morning. He requested that the dis trict attorney prepare an or der to that effect and stated that Macomber was to be re turned to the state peniten tiary. The motion, filed by Ma comber in 1956, was to set aside judgment, sentence and information and to review only errors of facts affecting the validity of the judgment of conviction. TVI a c iomFer, who was brought to Medford Thursday from Salem by sheriff's depu ties, was arrested by Medford city and Oregon state police in July, 1950, on three charges of assault with intent to kill. This motion by Macomber was the latest in a series of legal proceedings he has in stituted since his sentencing. According to court records he pleaded guilty in circuit court here to district attorney's in formation after waiving the right of grand jury indict ment and of being represent ed by an attorney. (Continued on Page 15) Needy Family Names Requested The Inter -agency office council and the Salvation Army have received more re quests from organizations and individuals for names of fam ilies needing food baskets this Christmas than there are such listed, Red Cross officials have reported. Names of families who might be recipients of the food baskets, may be called into the Red Cross office, tele phone SPring 2-4405 or SPring 2-5919, or to the Salvation Army at SPring 2-4230. The food baskets will be delivered by clubs, YMCA and church groups. Girl Scout troops have assisted in the packing of the baskets and the Welfare department work ers have cleared names of families who received them. Autopsy Slated In Death of Boy Salem-(UPD-An autopsy and inquest were being held to day into the death of a 16-year-old MacLaren school for boys inmate who died follow ing a fight with another boy. William Edward James, Grants Pass, died about 3:30 a.m. Thursday in an ambu lance on the outskirts of Port land. A 15-year-old Lincoln coun ty boy was being held in the school's security building in connection with the fight. IBuDDetiin Cave Canaveral. Fla. (UPD-An unidentified rocket look off from the launching area here shortly after 12:30 p.m. (P.S.T.) today. The rocket left a trail of lt vapor high in the sky. Price 10 Cents No. 232 Eugene Mother Held in Death of Three Children Woman Feared Police, Communists Eugene, Ore. (UPD Police prepared to file a murder charge today against a mother who apparently drowned her three children because she feared "police and Commu nists." "I'm not afraid for my chil dren now," said Mrs. Donna Rutledge, 27, from her bed at Sacred Heart hospital, where she was taken after the tragedy. The slayings were discov ered Thursday by a neighbor, Roger Stone, who saw a fig ure sitting near a ditch. Bleeding From Cuts He said he looked through his binoculars and saw Mrs. Rutledge with blood stream ing down her face. He called police. Officers found Mrs. Rut ledge, her face covered with mud and bleeding from face cuts, sitting beside the bodies of her children, Mark Elliott, 5, Darlene, 4, and Tammia, 2. "Police and Communists are after my children," she said. Officers said Mrs. Rutledge had apparently tried to take her own life by striking her self about the head with a rock. She begged them to shoot her. Mrs. Rutledge was taken to the hospital and placed under sedatives. Sanity Hearing Planned Her father, Vernon Beadle, earlier had made arrange ments for a preliminary sanity hearing. He said his daughter had recently complained of "Communists and atom bombs." Mrs. Rutledge had been liv ing with her parents while her husband, Donald, was in California. Police said he had recently gotten a job at an aircraft factory near Downey, Calif., and had rented a home before sending for his family. Offi cers were not immediately able to get in touch with him. Bulganin Admits Red Party Charges Moscow (UPD Nikolai Bul ganin appeared today to have taken much of the heat out of the "anti-party" charges against him by making a full confession and contributing to the case against his fellow miscreants. No such pleas were reported to have been entered by other former leaders accusd of try ing to subvert Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev's plans 'to re organize heavy industry, in crease farm production and take steps to improve the wel fare of the Soviet people. Bulganin, who has been under heavy fire from Khru shchev and other Communist party leaders as a member and possible leader of the anti-party group, confessed all in a speech Thursday to the party's Central Committee. J. H. Creager Elected President of Jackson County Centennial Group J. H. (Jack) Creager, man ager of Pacific Teiepnone company here, this morning was elected president of the Jackson County Centennial association. He was named to succeed M. M. Huggins, who resigned. The Centennial association is a non - profit organization formed to coordinate and plan events in Jackson county dur ing Oregon's "birthday party" next year. A wide variety of plans for the Centennial were discussed and reported at today's meet ing. They included: -A week-long program the week of Feb. 14, the date of ARRESTED Jerry Eugene Golden, 28, of Ashland, is sched uled to be arraigned in district court this afternoon on charge of armed robbery and assault with intent to kill. He was apprehended Thursday evening following a shooting at the 90 and 9 Tavern on South Pollution Talked By Medford Mayor John W Snider told the city council last night the problem of po tential air pollution in this area must be faced even though it can lead to con troversy. "I think we've got to face uyMie-saicL "I agree it could be very controversial Councilman Fred Robinson, Ward I, said the council would be "moving into an area of considerable contro versy" and suggested caution But Mayor Snider said, "I don't think there is any way you can hide it. We want to encourage industry but at the same time we have an obliga tion to protect the people of this area." Problem a Continuing One "This is continuing to be a problem and will get worse undoubtedly," City Manager Robert A. Duff commented. Duff commented. Duff rec ommended that the county participate in anti-pollution measures, too. "Most of the pollution gen erators are out of the city and out of our jurisdiction," he said. The Oregon State Air Pol lution authority has recom mended a joint city-state study to gather more complete data about conditions in Medford. Duff said he thought the county should take a part not so much in the sampling as "at such time as regulations are required." Councilman Robert Van Wafer Resources Board To Seek More Money Portland -(UPD- The Oregon Water Resources Board has decided it would ask the 1959 Legislature to grant it a bien nial budget of $422,000 in stead of $262,000 as recom mended to Gov. Robert D. Holmes. Robert W. Root, Medford, a Board member, said the amount proposed by the State Department of Finance in pre paring a budget for submis sion to the Legislature would be enough for only two river basin studies in the next two years. Oregon's admission to state hood, throughout the county, including many special events. -Plans by the Crater Lions sports fair and the annual Pear Blossom festival to use Centennial themes this year. Letter Plan Told . -A plan by Mayor John W. Snider of Medford to have governmental and civic, lead ers write to their counter parts in Medford, Mass., with greetings and an invitation to visit Medford, Ore., next year. A report that progress is good in working out the de tails of a "welcome" and visit ors information booth on Highway 99 at the Siskiyou summit, near the California Riverside ave. Problem Council Sickle, Ward III, suggested that Duff get in touch with County Judge-elect Earl Mill er after he takes office in January. The council formally mov ed to recognize the existence of the air problem and re quested a report from Duff at the next meeting outlining what should be done. Robin son abstained from voting, Duff said he understood the proposed joint study would require one day's work per week from an available city employee. He said he had been informed by a state offi cial that three or four sam pling stations would be need ed, the filters to be changed every 24 hours. Fallout would be collected Monday, he said. UMC Total Now Kits $128,474 The United Medford Cru sade reached a total of $128, 474 this morning, but is still $2,586 short of its $131,030 goal, according to Dick Tra vis, general campaign cnair- man. The new total is $1,096 higher than the figure re ported yesterday. The general campaign chairman, Dick House, training chairman, and John Dellenback, honorary UMC director, made a tele vision appeal last night that more Christmas cards be mailed to UMC headquarters with dollar contributions. After the money is removed the Christmas cards will be flown by United Airlines Dec. 24 to the UMC child care agencies in Portland, Travis said. The dollars accompany ing the cards will be used to reduce the deficit and achieve the 100 per cent of the goal.. The cards with dollars en closed should be mailed to UMC, Box 5000, Medford, Ore. Travis suggested that each firm or group of em ployees consider giving just a little more to the Crusade. The money is needed now more than ever, he added. border. -A report that progress is being made in setting up "chuckwagon breakfasts" dur ing the summer on ranches throughout the. valley; and progress on locating covered wagons for the 4-H wagon train to Corvallis in June, via a scenic, rural route. -Plans to include Jackson county spots of interest on a highway department historical strip map. -A report from the Rev. Thomas McCamant that the Medford Ministerial group will be active in the Centen nial, and discussion of plans to revive the "circuit rider" custom, Ray Edward Reid Gunned Down in Dispute at Bar Highway Travelers Capture Assailant Jerry Eugene Golden, 28, Is in Jackson county jail today on charges of armed robbery and the attempted slaying of Ray Edward Reid, 31-year-old truck driver of 1850 Bar nett rd. Golden, of 684 West Valley rd., Ashland, was scheduled for arraignment in district court this afternoon. Reid underwent surgery at Rogue Valley Memorial hos pital this afternoon for remov al of a .38 calibre slug report edly lodged near his spine. An iron lung was rushed from Ashland general hospital. Reported late last night to be paralyzed below the waist, he was described as being in satisfactory condition. Students Capture Gunman Three students from San Jose State college in Cali fornia, driving to points in Washington for the holidays, are credited with Golden's capture. They turned him over to state and city police men. The shooting occurred short ly before 7 o'clock last night at the 90 and 9 Tavern on South Riverside ave. Four witnesses told Medford police that Golden fired at Reid across a corner of the bar after what appeared to be a minor dispute over jukebox selections. But Golden himself report- tedly told District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder today that the subsequent robbery of the bartender was his real reason for visiting the tavern. He said he had intended to shoot into the air to scare people and did not mean to hit Reid He said he had come to Medford from Ashland yes terday morning to stage a holdup. He had originally thought of robbing a grocery store, he told Reeder. He re portedly made unsuccessful attempts to enlist accomplices. Received About $35 Samuel James Morehouse, bartender at the tavern, said that after shooting Reid, Gold en turned the gun on him and demanded "the stuff out of the box." Morehouse said he gave him "about $35" from the till. The bartender, who lives ai. 463 North Sixth St., Central Point, said Golden then moved to the front door, returned his .357 Luger revolver to its quick-draw holster under his spbrtcoat, and disappeared into the night. Golden reportedly told Reeder today he intended to drive home, give the money to his wife and then give himself up. But heavy fog, which might have hampered police efforts to pursue him, proved Gold en's undoing. Driving south on Highway 99 a few minutes after leaving the tavern, he ran across the road into a telehone pole near the Kogap Lumber company truck scales. (Continued on Pag 15) Dangerous Bombs Tossed at La Grande La Grande-(UPD-Police Chief O. E. Reeve told the city coun- Lcil Thursday night that dan gerous home-made bombs have been thrown here. He asked the council for an ordinance which would give him power for stricter en forcement n sale of gun powder. The council directed City Attorney Carl Helm to draw up an ordinance. ; Helm said 15 and 16-year-old youths have been ques tioned in connection with a home-made bomb which was thrown onto the porch of a resident. He said only minor damage occurred but that this bomb and one other found to have been exploded in an al ley are considered dangerous. Prince Rainier, Grace Return To Monaco New York .(UPD Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco leave by plane Satur day night for home to join their two children for Christmas. President's Voice Expected To Be Heard From Space Major American Propaganda Victory Washington - (UPD - Amer ica's mightiest satellite to day relayed from space dramatic Christmas message by President Eisenhower calling for peace on earth and good will to men. Eisenhower's re c o r d e d message, said: "This is the President of the United Slates speaking. Through the marvels of sci entific advance, my voice is coming to you from a satellite circling in outer space. "My message is a simple one. Through this unique means I convey ,to you and ' lo all mankind America's wish for peace oa earth ' and good will toward men everywhere." Washington -(UPD- America's mightiest satellite, an 8,800 pound Atlas intercontinental missile, majestically circled the earth today and was be lieved ready to broadcast a recorded message by Presi dent Eisenhower. The new satellite, nearlv twice as long as a cross-coun try bus, was shot into orbit Thursday night by the Air Force. The feat was hailed not only as a major American Additional stories on launching of the Atlas in tercontinental ballistics missile into oibit will be found on page 14 of today's : Mail Tribune. propaganda victory but, even more, as a giant stride toward man's ultimate conquest of outer space. :) One Step Nearer Dr. T. Keith Glennan. head of the newly created civilian National Aeronautic and Space Administration, said the ac complishment was "one more step-a very large one-by the United States along the way to achieving real capability in space technology." Even more astonishing than its size however is the fact that the missile-shaDed satel lite carries a communications system designed to record messages from. earth stations and play them back on cue. Ike's Voice Expected The Defense Deoartment hinted strongly that the mes sage from the President in his own voice would be the first one relayed. White House News Secre tary James C. Hagerty at a morning news conference would not confirm or deny that Eisenhower might be the first human to ever send a message to the world from the outer reaches of space. U. S. military men as well as scientists joined in the jubilation over the successful launching at Cape Canaveral, J-ia., Thursday at 3:02 pjn. (PST). The shot dramatically dem onstrated the capabilities of the Atlas which is the nation's first intercontinental ballistics missile able to carry a hydro gen warhead thousands of miles. Performs Perfectly For the Air Force, it was a bull's eye on its first attempt to shoot a satellite. An auto matic steering system, used for the first time on a space shoot, performed perfectly and the Atlas was guided rather than thrown into the precise orbit planned for it. Defense Department scien tists explained that the Atlas is tumbling around the earth much as a football which has been drop-kicked. (Continued on page 14) DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York - (UPD -Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 573.17, up 0.79; 20 railroads 154.68, off 0.11; ,15 utilities 89.00, up 0.11, and 65 stocks 198.61, up 0.18. Sales today were about 3,540,000 shares compared with 3,900,000 shares Thursday.