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Kentucky School
Teachers Forcibly
Taken Off Plane
Revolution Said
Being Discussed
New Orleans - (UPD - Cuban
Nationalist policemen storm
ed aboard an American air
plane at Havana Airport Mon
day and seized two Kentucky
school teachers homeward-
bound after a Caribbean va
cation.
Passengers on the plane
said the two seized men had
been discussing the Cuban
revolution in the Havana air
port shortly before the inci
dent, and that that was appar
ently the reason for the
arrest.
Embassy To Inquire
The State Department in
structed the U.S. Embassy in
Havana to ' inquire into the
case.
The teachers were identi
fied as James Reid, 38, and
Larry F. Brantley, 22, both
faculty members of Waggener
High school, Louisville, Ky
Brantley's father said his son
and Reid went to Jamaica for
a holiday vacation.
"Larry had no interest in
Cuban politics beyond what
he read in . the paper, , like
anybody else," he said. "He
was just traveling through
there."
Police Storm Aboard
Elma Sebastian, one of
three stewardesses on the
plane, said the police stormed
aboard the craft and seized
the men before she realized
. what has happening.
"I was standing at the rear
door checking the passengers
aboard," she said. "Reid and
Brantley were near the mid
dle of the cabin. The plain
clothesmen pushed past me.
"They grabbed Reid from
his seat and he asked: 'What's
this for? You can't do this.
I'm an American citizen,' "
she said.
"Then one of the Cuban
police said: 'It has something
to do with what you said in
the terminal.'"
Pistol at Backs
Another passenger said the
two men were wrestled, pro
testing, from the plane, a
cocked pistol at their backs.
The pilot, Capt. Ben Catlin,
said there was nothing he
could do to prevent seizure
of the men.
"I wanted to help," he said,
"but these are Cuban officers
of the law, armed, and I'm
in a foreign country. What
could I do?"
House Trailer
Damaged by Fire
A house trailer at Cogswell
auto court, Gold Hill, was
robbed of $300 and set afire
some time on Dec. 17, Jackson
county deputies were told yes
terday afternoon by the own
er, Mrs. Rena Peacher.
Mrs. Peacher said she left
the trailer locked the morning
of Dec. 17. She returned at
6:45 p.m. and noticed the door
was scarred and smoke was
seeping under the door. When
local firemen broke the win
dows the interior burst into
flames, it was reported.
Approximately $300 in $50
bils were removed from a
billfold left in the trailer, Mrs.
Peacher said. Also taken were
two watches, two blankets,
pillows and two throw rugs.
Chamber Is Balance Wheel Between
Social Consciousness and Business
A chamber of commerce is
the "balance wheel" between
a community's social consci
ousness and its business inter
ests, Don McNeil told the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce roundtable yester
day. McNeil, the chamber's man
, ager, presented roundtable
members and their guests
with a lesson in community
physics.
Orbiting on Program
Placing a chamber's pro
gram at the center, he de
scribed its committees, as or
biting about this program.
Outside these orbits, he said,
are chamber members less in
fluenced by the program.
These members he charac
terized as paying their dues
but not actively participating
in committee work. Some, he
said, are uncertain of the real
nature of the chamber's pro
gram. -
"Somehow," he said, "we
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LARGE DRAPES-To aid acoustics and to
afford light control in the Medford Armory,
a huge set of drapes containing some 1,800
square feet of material was hung at the
building's large window facing Highway 99
recently. The drapes, which are made of a
special felt - like cloth to absorb sound,
weigh about 800 pounds and travel on ball
bearing carriers along an overhead track.
Over-All Outlook
Of Water Reported
Less Than Normal
Water stored in the five
main reservoirs in Jackson
county is above normal for
this tjme of the year but the
over-all water picture is be
low normal, D. C. Hendrix,
county watermaster said to
day. Storage in the reservoirs
is above normal mainly be
cause of the above-normal
hold-over,. Hendrix said. But
he added that lack of snow
causes the over-all water pic
ture to be below normal. The
main snow cover is expected
in January and February, he
added.
On Dec. 26, 3 inches of
snow was reported at Fish
lake, compared to 20 inches
last year at that time. Hiatt
reservoir Dec. 27 had 9 inch
es of snow, compared to 17
inches for the same date last
year, Hendrix said. ;
Willow Creek Full
City operated Willow creek
reservoir is . full, the water
master said. Four Mile lake
has 12,000 acre feet of water
and has a capacity of 16,000
acre feet, and Fish lake has
7,164 acre feet, with a capa
city of 7,800 acre feet. Four
Mile lake and Fish lake are
operated by the Medford and
have to see that our members
are brought into orbit."
McNeil stated that the pro
gram must come from the
members themselves if it is
to be successful. From these
members, he said, come sug
gestions and plans that can
develop into long-range goals
acceptable to both social and
business elements in the com
munity. Primary Objectives
Among primary objectives
of the chamber here, McNeil
listed improved roads and
highways, expanded air serv
ice, hospital facilities, devel
opment of industrial districts,
taxation, business-school rela
tions, recreational and con
valescent facilities, water use
and disposition of sawmill
residue.
He cited the proposed road
between here and Klamath
Falls as a project of the
chamber's highway commit
tee, completion of which will
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1958
They can be controlled from one end like
ordinary home drapes. The drapes are black
because dark colors are known to have su
perior sound-absorbing qualities, according
to Wayne Wakefield of Wakefield drapery
shop. Standing on the south balcony in the
picture above are Armory maintenance men
- Jack Burns and Richard Walls.
Rogue River Valley Irrigation
districts.
Hiatt reservoir? operated by
the Talent Irrigation district,
has 11,400 acre feet of water
in storage, compared to a ca
pacity of 16,000 acre feet.
The recent storm brought
needed snow and rain at the
higher elevations with eight
inches of snow at Hiatt reser
voir, Walter Hoffbuhr, man
ager of the Talent irrigation
district, reported.
Inflow of water at Emi
grant reservoir during the
week end has filled the dead
storage and the gate at the
new tunnel is scheduled to
be closed today, it was re
ported. Construction delays caused
by strikes this summer has
made it necessary to fill Em
igrant this winter, it was ex
plained. Construction of the
new dam was scheduled for
this season but the entire pro
gram has been delayed for
nearly a year.
Salem -(UPD Dan P. Allen,
43, Portland businessman,
has been named executive sec
retary of the Committee on
Natural Resources by Gov.
elect Mark Hatfield.
yield a broad range of social
and economic benefits.
He said Jackson county is
headed for a -period of "the
greatest growth" in coming
years, and mentioned the re
tirement home, the Talent
project, expansion of South
ern Oregon college, the new
Sears store, highway improve
ments and new schools as
evidence.
Electronics Barrier
"Someday," he said with
reference to attracting indus
tries, "we're going to crack
the electronics barrier."
He described electronics
plants as highly desirable
since they do not cause air
pollution, but pointed out that
competition among cities to
attract such plants is high.
Of the particular electronics
plant mentioned at the round
table Dec. 1 as a possible de
velopment here, McNeil said
only one other city is now
"in the running" for it.
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Search Continues
For Boy's Body;
Father Is Found
A search continued today
for the body of 9-year-old
John Misenhimer of Medford,
who drowned in the Illinois
river Monday about 12 miles
west of Selma.
Officers from the Josephine
county sheriffs office late
yesterday afternoon found the
body of David Carl Misen
himer, John's father, near
where he was drowned. The
body was taken to Litwiller's
Funeral home in Ashland.
The father and son, who
lived at 915 Newtown st.,
Medford, were on a fishing
trip along the Illinois river
when the boy fell into the
river. His father attempted
to rescue him, but the tur
bulent river swept them
away.
Josephine County Sheriff
Loyd Lewis said the search
for the boy's body would
continue in the area where
he was last seen. If the body
is not found by tomorrow, he
indicated he would call for
volunteers to help locate the
body downstream.
Mrs. Misenhimer, who ac
companied the family on the
fishing trip, was treated at
Josephine General hospital
for shock after she collapsed
at the scene. Also at the scene
was their 12-year-old daugh
ter, Carla.
'Hands Off Berlin'
Notes Dispatched
London -(UPD- The Western
big three powers today dis
patched their "hands-off Ber
lin" notes to their envoys
in Moscow for delivery to the
Kremlin, diplomatic sources
reported. .
The notes were expected
to be handed formally to the
Soviet authorities Wednes
day. The West's replies approved
by the Permanent NATO
Council in Paris Monday firm
ly reject Russia's near-ultimatum
to turn West Berlin into
a "free city."
Portland Man Admits
Theft of $14,000
Portland-(UPD-Police said to
day Floyd Melvin Libby, 24,
Portland, had confessed tak
ing about $14,000 in coins from
a safe at the Canteen com
pany of Oregon Dec. 12.
Tribune
Texas, Oklahoma,
New Mexico Get
Storm Battering
Motorists Stalled
Along Highways
By United Press International
A r e c o r a soutnwestern
snowstorm raged through the
night, crippling .traffic and
stranding motorists in parts of
Texas, Oklahoma and New
Mexico.
A record 14 inches of snow
stalled traffic in Albuquerque,
N.M., Monday, snapping util
ity line's and knocking out
electricity to at least 50,000
persons.
Up to 15 inches of snow hit
other sections of the southern
plains of New Mexico and
drifting snow of six to seven
inches swept the Oklahoma
and Texas panhandles.
Drifts of nearly eight feet
closed all roads in the Okla
homa panhandle during the
night, and other roads in cen
tral and north-western Okla
homa were reported as haz
ardous with packed snow. and
freezing rain.
In Texas, scores of persons
were stranded by the heavy
snow along U.S. 287 from
Amarillo to Dumas Monday
before crews opened the high
way Monday night.
The Texas Highway Patrol
said roads into New Mexico
north of Amarillo were
blocked by snow, and plows
worked through the night to
restore traffic.
The snow storm was blamed
for a car-truck crash Monday
which killed Mrs. Elizabeth
O'Dell Whiteside, 39, Amaril
lo, and her daughter, Tanya,
10, at Vernon, Tex.
Storm Continues
The snowstorm continued
during the night from Okla
homa and southwest Kansas
westward into southern Colo
rado and eastern New Mexico.
An 18-inch snowfall buried
Frazer, Colo., Trinidad, Colo.,
reported five inches and Den
ber had one inch.
Forecasters said light snow
was expected to continue to
day in Oklahoma, with snow
and freezing rain spreading
northeastward through por
tions of Kentucky and Tennes
see and southern Illinois and
Indiana.
Home Owners Flee
Sen Diego Fire
San Diego (UPD A roaring
brush fire broke out today in
the canyons to the west side
of the .Clairemont area, forc
ing dozens of persons to flee
their expensive homes.
The fire department said
the flames were spreading so
fast under strong gusty winds
that it was immediately im
possible to determine if any
homes had yet been burned.
A third alarm was turned
in shortly afur noon, bring
ing all available equipment
into operation. Five baiallion
chiefs were on the scene di
recting fire - fighting opera
tions. Clairemont is located on a
high plateau to the east of
Mission Bay.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Considerable clou
diness this afternoon with fog
or low cloudiness tonight and
Wednesday morning becoming
partly cloudy Wednesday aft
ernoon. Low tonight 37; high
tomorrow 48.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 48
Lowest this Morning 40
Prec. to -0 a.m. Today 01
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:47 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:41 a.m.
Moonrise tonight 10:03 p.m.
The stars in the Moon's back
ground tonight are in the con
stellation, Leo. The unseen
stars in the Sun's background
today are in the constellation,
Sagittarius.
Last Quarter Friday a.m.
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Ike To Deliver
State of Union
Message Jan. 9
White House Studie?
Preliminary Draft
Gettysburg, Pa. -(UPD-The
White House announced to
day that Alaska formally
will become the 49th state
next Saturday at noon
when President Eisenhower
signs the statehood procla
mation in a White House
ceremony.
Gettysburg, Pa. -(UPD- The
White House announced today
that President Eisenhower
will deliver his State of the
Union Message in person to a
joint session of Congress
Jan. 9.
The document will be a
broadly based review of world
and national affairs and will
be followed later by special
messages on specific domestic
problems.
Working on Message
The President is devoting
much of his New Year's holi
day on his farm to work on
the state of the union and the
message to Congress later
next month which will accom
pany his $77 billion budget.
A preliminary draft of the
State of the Union message
was under study in Washing
ton at the White House today.
The President summoned
his chief assistant, Maj. Gen.
Wilton B. Persons, and Dr.
Malcolm Moos, the top White
House speech ... writer, - to
Gettysburg Wednesday for a
conference on the highly im
portant message. The new
Congress opens Jan. 7.
The chief executive will
give a general preview of his
State of the Union message
to congressional leaders of
both parties at a White House
conference next Monday mor
ning. Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty confirmed reports
that the White House was
studying a proposed reorgan
ization and consolidation of
the management activities of
the executive offices of the
President.
Medford Man's
PUC Hearing Set
Salem (UPD Public Utility
Commissioner Howard Mor
gan said today he had set
set dates for hearings here in
matters involving penalties of
$2,700 against four Oregon
motor carriers.
The case of Louise Milani,
Medford, who is alleged to
have transported tractors and
parts without authority, will
be heard Jan. 16.
The case of Clifford J.
Shoemaker, Ashland junk
company, Grants Pass, who is
alleged to have transported
tractor parts without author
ity, will be held Jan. 21.
Oon Jan. 22, Frederick
Parry, Myrtle trucking com
pany, North Bend, will receive
hearing on a charge of tranfr;
porting plywood without pro
per authority.
Jan. 23, William P. De
rosse, Pacific Trailer Mart,
Crescent City, will receive
hearing on a charge of trans
porting a trailer 'house with
out proper authority.
Plane Falls Near
Baldock Freeway
Portland-(UPD-A light plane
crashed near the Baldock
freeway about 15 miles south
of here today, killing its two
young occupants.
The victims were identified
as Jerald Wayne Hallett, 18,
and Harold Richard Monroe
Jr., both of Los Angeles.
Police said both apparently
were killed instantly.
The plane came down in a
field about 500 yards from the
freeway.
Robert Byrd, Civil Aero
nautics administration safety
inspector, said it appeared the
youths may have been at
tempting to laud on the near
by freeway. The plane struck
in soft earth in a tree nursery.
Both bodies were pinned in
the wreckage.
"Please Let's Avoid Any Dissension'
Woman Responding
To Treatment After
Falling Six
A 21-year-old Talent wom
an was reported in critical
condition at Sacred Heart hos
pital today, following an ap
parent attempt at suicide yes
terday afternoon.
The woman, who gave
birth to a girl at the hospital
Christmas day, jumped or fell
six stories from the roof about
2:15 p.m., according to Med
ford police.
A physician today said she
Social Security
Tax Bite Higher
Washington-(UPD-A boost in
social security taxes will re
duce take-home pay of about
57 million jobholders, start
ing Thursday.
About 4 million employers
also will be hit by higher
taxes. Employers must match
penny for penny the contri
butions of employees covered
by the social security system.
Starting with a covered
worker's first January pay
check, the government will
deduct in social security taxes
2V& per cent of the first
$4,800 he earns in 1959. The
tax rate was 2V4 per cent
on the first $4,200 in earn
ings, this year.
For example, take-home pay
in January will drop $2.50 a
week for the $100-a-week
workers, $3.75 for those earn
ing $150 a week, and $5 for
those earning $200.
The workers in these higher
brackets-$100, $150 and $200
weeks-aren't paying social se
curity taxes at this time of
the year. The payroll deduc
tions stopped after the govern
ment collected the tax on the
first $4,200 of their 1958
earnings. The total collection
from each was $94.50.
12-0unce Baby
Dies in Chicago
Chicago -(UPD-Twelve-ounce
Gloria Hanses, who. if she had
lived would have tied the
record for the smallest baby
to survive, died today in her
third day.
Gloria died even as hopes
for her survival rose. Doctors
had succeeded in getting nour
ishment into her tiny body
for the first time, overcom
ing a major obstacle in their
struggle to keep aglow the
flickering spark of life.
But Gloria's chances of sur
vival were never better than
slim and the overwhelming
odds caught up with her.
Chaplin Settles
Income Tax Bill
Washington-(UPD-Movie star
Charles Chaplin was square
with Uncle Sam today after
five years of legal wrangling
over income taxes with the
Internal Revenue Service.
Chaplin paid $425,000 in set
tlement, of government claims
adding up to about $700,000,
including back interest. The
payment was delivered to the
Los Angeles IRS office Mon
day by Chaplin's attorney.
De Gaulle's Program
Streamlines Defense
Paris -(UPD Premier Charles
De Gaulle issued a dramatic
program today for streamlin
ing France's military defense
to meet the requirements of
the nuclear age.
Stories
was responding to treatment,
but was suffering from a frac
tured left arm, a fractured
breast bone and several frac
tured ribs.
She was admitted Dec. 17
for observation in connection
with a possible nervous break
down and released a few days
later, according to the police
report.
Attempted to Leave
A nurse at the hospital told
police the woman dressed and
attempted to leave the hos
pital Dec. 27, stating on that
occasion that she intended to
kill herself.
She was observed mount
ing the hospital fire escape
outside the x-ray department
yesterday about 2 p.m. by
Richard Gene Vance, chief
x-ray technician, and Margar
et Joan Milburn, 1100 East
Main st., a nurse. She was
clad in a blue bathrobe.
Vance said he attempted to
stop her, but when she hur
ried on he went to summon
help. When he and others
reached the roof, he told po
lice, they found it deserted.
Her body, was discovered
In a flower bed. She had nar
rowly missed a concrete
apron, police reported.
She was visited yesterday
morning by her husband, who
told police he informed her
he had just quit his job.
She also has a 20-month-old
son by a previous marriage,
police said.
Monthly Satellite
Launching Planned
Washington -(UPD- The Un
ited States plans to launch an
average of two satellites a
month in 1959 while at the
same time forging ahead with
ballistic missiles and other nu
clear weapons to deter Russia
from war.
In the nip-and-tuck race,
America is credited by many
experts with setting a faster
pace in space exploration this
year and holding its own in
long-range missile develop
ment. Scientists and military men
hail the talking Atlas satel
lite launched Dec. 18 as evi
dence of spectacular perfor
mance by a nation caught
flat-footed by Russia's first
Sputnik 14 months ago.
Senate Republicans
Select Kentucky Man
Washington (UPD Liberal
Senate Republicans today
picked Sen. John S. Cooper
(Ky.) as their candidate for
GOP floor leader in their up
hill battle to prevent Sen.
Everett M. Dirksen (111.) from
winning the post.
The liberals also nominated
Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel
(Calif.) as their candidate for
party whip.
Frank McKennon Selected
Director of Agriculture
Salem - (UPD - Frank McKen.
non, 69, director of the divi
sion of plant industry, was
named Oregon director of ag
riculture by Gov.-elect Mark
Hatfield late Monday.
McKennon is a veteran of
23 years with the department.
He replaces Robert Stew
ard, who resigned effective
Jan. 12.
Steward will become chief
clerk of the Ways and Means
Committee when the Legisla
Rebels Claim
Major Successes
In Street Battles
Lower Havana
Hears Explosion
Havana -(UPD- Cuban rebels
struck into the heart of Hava
na Province today with a dar
ing raid on an explosives
depot in which they dynamit
ed the huge stores of ammu
nition they could not carry
away.
The raid on a privately
owned explosives depot at
Guanabacoa across the bay
from Havana followed rebel
claims to have smashed gov
ernment forces in Central and
Eastern Cuba. The rebels were
boasting they were "at the
doors of triumph."
Heavy Fighting
Government sources dis
rupted the sweeping rebel
claims but admitted there was
heavy fighting around the city
of Santa Clara in Central Cu
ba where the rebels have)
claimed major successes in
street fighting.
The army said its forces
were on the offensive in Cen
tral Cuba and were driving
the rebels ahead of them de
spite rebel propaganda broad
casts to "create unrest."
Theb last of the Guanabacoa
explosives were heard in low
er Havana. Police called in all
reserves and alerted the 19
precinct stations in the Great
er Havana area.
Roads and airports were
blocked off.
Dynamite Explosives
First reports said several
armed men aboard a six
wheeled truck pulled up in
front of the explosives stor
age of the Armera de Cuba,
importrs of explosives, at 6:30
a.m. and with the aid of two
of the three soldiers on guard
loaded the vehicle.
They tied up a civilian
watchman and the third sol
dier and dynamited what ex
plosives were left.
Police established road
blocks in the area, adjacent
the Hebrew cemetery in Gu
anabacoa, 'and -also put on a
special guard at the private
airport in nearby Bacuranao.
Roads leading out of Havana
also were placed under vigi
lance, particularly the Central
Highway leading to Pinar del
Rio Province at the western
end of the island.
'Bubble' Covers
Ashland Pool
Ashland - (UPD - Teen agera
sported in a heated outdoor
swimming pool today snugly
protected against the cool air
temperature by a transparent
plastic bubble 5-1000's of an
inch thick.
The 123-by-48 foot "build
ing" is made of Mylar a du
Pont product fabricated by
the Schjeldahl company of
Northfield Minn. It's impervi
ous to cold and moisture re
sists impacts of 25,000 pounds
to the square inch, and can't
be damaged seriously by air
rifles or slingshots. Small
holes are unimportant inter
nal air pressure keeps out the
cold-and larger holes can be
easily patched.
To keep the bubble rigid
"takes only the same pres
sure as it does to puff out
your cheeks," said G. T.
Schjeldahl, head of the fabri
cating firm.
He said he may cover a
local drive-in theater with.
Mylar, and a standby bubble
for the new Shakespearean
Festival theater for use in
case of rain is a possibility.
Plane With 37 Aboard
Crashes in Brazil
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil-flJPD-
A twin-engined Vasp Airline
plane with 37 persons aboard
caught fire in the air and
plunged into Guanabara bay
before hundreds of onlookers
today. It sank within three
minutes.
Officials said at least four
persons were killed and. 17
were missing.
ture convenes. He was chair
man of the House Ways and
Means Committee in 1957 be
fore appointed director of ag
riculture by Gov. Robert D.
Holmes.
McKennon held the interim
appointment as acting direc
tor between the resignation
of James F. Short and the
succession by Steward.
He attended Oregon State
college and farmed for him
self in the Grande Ronde
valley.