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t 1WLAXT 53rd Yea? Price 10 Cents Subscribers 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 p.m. daily and 1230 pjn. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call please notify office .thus eliminating special messenger service. Recommended RIBUNE A Medford firm Is playing an important part In the $49, 0.00 project of the Southern Pacific railroad on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. A ttory on page 12 of today 'i Mail Tribune describes this immense project. United Press Full Leased Win United Press Full Leased Wlro 52 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1959 No. 251 Holmes' Message Urges Bond Issue To Match Growth Salem -(CPD- Gov. Robert D. Holmes yesterday asked ap proval of a 70 to 80 million dollar bond issue over the next six to ten years to fi nance state institutions and higher education building programs for Oregon. . In a message for delivery to the Oregon Legislature which meets here tomorrow, Holmes said the people should vote on the bond issue as soon as possible at a special elec tion. "I feel that only in this Sports Bulletins Southern Oregon's Red Raiders lifted the scalp of the Easlern Oregon hoop quintet in Ashland with, ease Saturday night with a score of 81 to 57 in the sec ond of the two-game series. The Red Raiders also won 81 to 66 Friday night. Southern Oregon started off in high gear by scoring 17 points before Eastern Ore gon tallied. Glendale high beat Glide 58 to 42 at Glendale Sat urday night. Plenty of hustle gave the Pirate hoopmen the edge along with a high percent age in shooting. High poina ' men for Glendale were Jim Allen with 24 points and Bud Smart with 22. Glide's Halaas was high pointer fox his team with 14. . Medford high posted Us second basketball win in the Southern Oregon con ference here last night, de feating Ashland 55 to 39. The Black Tornado led Ashland at the quarters, 15 to 6. 30 to 21 and 43 io 31. Jerry Anderson of Med ford topped all scorers with 21 points. Bob John son put in 14 for Ashland. Klamath Falls Klam ath Union high trimmed Crater 62 to 40 here last night in a Southern Oregon conference cage game. The KU club headed 27 to 11, 33 to 23 and 43 to 32 at the quarters. Bob Petersen and Don DeLap each had 19 points for Klamath and Mike King 10 for Crater. Eagle Point Eagle Point nosed out a tough Jackson ville high basketball team 52 to 50 here last night. Bill Turner potted 30 points for the Eagles. Phoenix-A potent Myrtle Creek high basketball quint bounced Phoenix 55 to 32 here Saturday. The Vikings had a halfway lead of 31 to 11. Gregg Lindquist and Dudley Klimback each had 12 points for the victors. Senator Lovry Urges Morgan To Rule on SP Case Himself State Senator Philip B. Lowry, Medford, Saturday urged Oregon Public Utilities . Commissioner Howard " Mor gan to decide the case of Southern Pacific's abandon ment of passenger service be tween Eugene and Ashland. Morgan Friday said the case would have to be decided by his successor since "in the short time remaining at my disposal I am unable to ren der a decision." Morgan's resignation as commissioner becomes effec tive Monday. "Yet Remains Time" Lowry said, in a letter to Morgan, "There yet remains time for you to decide this . case particularly in view of the preparation of findings. ' The complainants earnestly urge you to assume your duty and decide this case. 'The time has come for you to let the public know if you really believe in your state ment contained in your let ter quoted in a Portland daily on Nov. 8, 1958, to the effect that the operations of lobby ists for transcontinental rail roads have created a situation rendering it extremely diffi cult for any self-respecting man to administer the laws relating to the office of public utilities commissioner. "Here is the opportunity for you to demonstrate that you : are not influenced by any way can we actually meet ex panding needs, especially with respect to higher education, and catch up with a program that has lagged in the past four years because of cuts made by succeeding Legisla tures in the overall building program," the governor said. "I would urge such a bond ing program to the people at a special election to be called at the earliest date practical," Gov. Holmes said. In his original budget, Gov. Holmes called for only $2, 500,000 to finance institution and higher education building programs, but urged at the same time a bonding program. In his message the governor also urged a bond issue for road projects including the proposed bridge over the Co lumbia river at Astoria and rebuilding of Highway 42 be tween Roseburg and Coquille These projects would also have to be submitted to the people for a vote. The governor made his rec ommendations w i t h o u t re course to the Sly report, a sur vey of Oregon taxation meth ods, because it came out too late to be of use. "In my judgment, the peo ple voted for a balanced budget without new taxes. My budget has been prepared on this basis," Gov. Holmes said. The Holmes budget runs to 298.6 million dollars which is apparently within the. amount the state tax commission an ticipated it will collect from current revenues. (Continued on Page 13) Navy Secretary May Resign Soon " Washington - (UPB - Reports circulated here yesterday that Thomas S. Gates Jr. will re sign soon as Secretary of the Navy. The reports were denied at the Defense department, which referred all questions to the White House. Some quarters represented Presi dent Eisenhower as willing for Gates to depart to make way for new blood. Gates was in New York City for the commissioning of the new aircraft carrier Indepen dence. Asked about the report he planned to resign, he smil ed and said only, "No com ment." The Navy Times, a semi official service publication, said Gates is "Unhappy with the Defense department reor ganization," which has reduc ed the independence and auth ority of the military services and concentrated more power in the hands of Defense Sec retary Neil H. McElroy. such lobby activities and have no hesitancy to apply the law to facts on this case." The original complaint was filed Sept. 26, 1955, by Lowry, Gene L. Brown, Grants Pass, and Paul E. Geddes, Rose burg. Service for passengers on the Siskiyou line was halt ed in the fall of 1955. Lowry said he telephoned Morgan Wednesday request ing that a decision be made and Morgan indicated he would "perhaps make an ef fort to get a decision out be fore leaving office." "I Was Perturbed" Lowry continued, in the let ter, "At that time (when he telephoned Morgan Wednes day) I was perturbed because you showed considerably more interest in the appointment of your successor than in deter mining this case. At that time I frankly told you that I thought you should make the decision since the case is and has been under your jurisdic tion for the entire term of your office. You have been equipped with power to meet the issue at any time you chose to do so." The former senator review ed briefly the history of the case, and noted that Morgan indicated a decision was forth coming last year." Lowry's letter pointed out "There is no room in matters of this kind for personal an Governor Names Medford Doctor To State Board Dr. Ray Casterline To Replace Dr. Durno Medford physician Dr. Ray L. Casterline, leader in med ical, community and church activities, was named Friday by Governor Holmes to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Medical Examiners. Casterline, a member of the editorial advisory board' for the publication Nor t h w e s t Medicine and chairman of the State Medical society's dia betes committee, succeeds Dr. Edwin R. Durno, also of Med ford, who resigned to qualify for service as a state senator. The unexpired term ends Feb. 28, 1960. Certified Specialist The new board member, 40, is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical school, a specialist certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Physi cians. Dr. Casterline is also a member of the Jackson coun ty, Oregon State and Amer ican Medical societies. President of the staff of the Rogue Valley hospital at Medford, he is also on the board of the United Medford Crusade and the Arthritis and Rheumatism foundation, and on the community serv ices and public education committee of the Oregon Heart association. Degree in 1943 Dr. Casterline received his medical degree in 1943 and served in World War II as a Navy physician. He practiced in Portland during 1948 and 1949 and established a prac tice in Medford in 1950. He was recalle.d to active duty by the Navy during the Korean conflict, serving two years as a lieutenant commander in the medical service. y He has just , completed a term as elder of the First Presbyterian church of Med ford and is now helping or ganize a new Presbyterian church here. He is a Rotarian and a member of the Repub lican party. Eagle Point Man Dies in Oakland Richard C. Cocks, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cocks, Little Butte Star route, box 14, Eagle Point, died in Oak Knoll Naval hospital Oakland, Calif., of injuries in an acci dent Thursday. Cocks, according to reports was assistang to anotoher per son attempting to start a stalled car along the highway when he slipped on wet pave ment and was struck by a pas sing motorist. Funeral arrangement will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral home. tagonism or animosity. The deplorable fact is, however, that this case has been closed for many months without a decision. It is the considered judgment of the complaint ants that it is your duty to decide this case. To cast the burden of a decision on your successor will only cause fur ther delay. "It seems to me that sight has been lost of the fact that the public isn't interested in partisan or personal differ ences where the public inter est is at stake as here. Neither should you or the complaint ants be concerned with any partisan differences. "This case, ; however decid ed, will represent a milestone in utility regulation in Or egon. It will stand as a prece dent and symbol for many years to come because the handwriting is on the wall, more clearly than ever be fore, that Southern Pacific in all future matters of service will let nothing except effec tive regulation stand in the way of its ruthless conquest for profits at any price. Wit ness the current situation on the Daylight to our east. "The narrow issue in this case is service for southwest ern Oregon. The broader issue is whether the Southern. Pa cific company, because of its unlimited resources, can stifle the public interest at wilL" SHOE BOX - Wilbur Gardner, Medford's crusading cobbler, holds a I6V2 pound box of signatures supporting his campaign to require labels on shoes designating their materials The box, and the envelope containing letters of endorsement in his other hand, are addressed to Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.). Porter has said he is introducing a shoe-labeling bill in Congress. Castro Says Cuba Will Allow Casinos But Not For Cubans Havana - (UPD - Fidel Castro said last night a government crackdown on gambling will stop short of the luxury ho tels catering to well-heeled foreign tourists. While gambling house own ers, many of them American, fled or went into hiding to avoid the government at tempt to stamp out the "cor ruptive" influence during the regime of exiled Dictator Ful gencio Batista, Castro said the big casinos could reopen. "Gambling casinos at Ha vana's tourist hotels will be allowed to reopen," he said, "but not for the people." This was taken to mean gambling would be run Euro pean style-only tourists with proper credentials could en ter the casinos and no Cuban nationals could gamble. . Brings Applause The rebel chieftain's state ment to newsmen brought ap plause from a group of casino operators in the audience. Such casino operators as onetime movie star George Raft and Meyer Lansky have left Cuba. Others have been questioned. The gambling during the Batista , regime was largely American-owned. Castro was deeply em broiled in an argument with the rival "revolutionary di rectorate" over how the pro visional government should be run. Two of his top com manders adocated recognition of the underground Commu nist party as a legitimate po litical organization. Castro, Chaumon Meet Despite their difficulties, Castro and the leader of the revolutionary dire ctorate, Faure Chaumon, met at Ha vana university yesterday aft ernoon and immediately aft erward the directorate re turned to Camp Columbia the arms it took from San An tonio Los Banos. Castro had accused the group of stealing 500 subma chineguns and rifles with 80,000 rounds of ammunition. Camilo Cienfuegos, com mander of Camp Columbia, the main army camp outside Havana, said the Reds should be permitted to function op enly on their good behavior. If they threaten Democracy, they would be disciplined, he said. Ernesto "Che" Guevara, an avowed leftist Argentinian, who commands Camp Cabana in Havana, said the Commu nists "earned the right to be Search for Martins Draws Blank Again Cascade Locks (UPD The search for the Martin family of Portland was called off yesterday afternoon when skin divers of the Oregon Skin Divers search and rescue units failed to find any trace of the Martin family car in the lower gates of Cascade Locks. Col. Allen F. Clark, of the U. S. Corps of Engineers in Portland, said that they searched the only logical place the car could have sunk and it was not there. "The search of the locks is finished as far as we are concerned," he said. It was thought that the car might have been lodged against the seven foot gates which are submerged in about 80 feet of water. one more party in the coun try." I think Cubans will re member that while the Amer ican government was giving weapons to Batista, many members of the Communist party were fighting Batista,1 Guevara said. Castro, who has denied he is a Communist, renewed his pledge of full support to pro visional President Manuel Urrutia. MAURICE SEXTON Speaks Here Today International Junior Chamber Leader to Speak Maurice Sexton, Junior Chamber International Presi dent from Palmerston North, New Zealand, will address southern Oregon Jaycees this afternoon in Medford, a Jay cee spokesman here an nounced. The Medford. Junior Cham ber of Commerce will act as host during a luncheon in Sexton's honor at 2 p.m. to day in Ping's Gardens, North Pacific highway. Jaycees, wives and guests have been invited from Roseburg, Grants Pass, Central Point, Eagle Point, Ashland, Klam ath Falls and Chiloquin as well as Medford. This is the second time in the history of the Medford club that a Junior Chamber International president has stopped in Medford, a spokes man said. Sexton was elected to his present office during the Junior Chamber's "world con gress held in Minneapolis, Minn., on Nov. 16-23. He as sumed his office on Jan. 1. Sexton is 32 years old and has been active in Jaycee affairs on the local, national and international levels since joining the New Zealand Jay cees in 1951. Elected President In 1956 Sexton was elected president of the Palmerston North chapter and the next year served Junior Chamber International as world chair man of extension and mem bership commission. In 1958 he was vice presi dent for commissions in the organization and coordinated the world-wide activities of junior chamber in 10 major fields of project activity. Sexton is married and has two children. He is a public accountant in his own firm in Palmerston North. Resignation Of Ambassador To Cuba Reported Smith Drew Criticism From Both Elements ' Washington-flJPD-The White House announced yesterday that President Eisenhower has accepted the resignation of Earl E. T. Smith, ambassador to Cuba. Smith had been criticized by supporters of rebel leader Fidel Castro as being, in their opinion, too friendly to the regime of ousted dictator Fulgencio Batista. Smith's resignation was an nounced by White House Press Secretary James C. Hag- erty. In his letter of resigna tion, Smith told the president: "Following a government upheaval as explosive as that which has just occurred in Cuba, I sincerely believe it is in the best interest of the United States to change its ambassador." , Appointed in 1957 Smith, a Republican who formerly served as GOP com mittee treasurer for Florida, became ambassador to Cuba in 1957. He had had no pre vious diplomatic experience Some Americans caught in Cuba during the last days of civil war complained that Smith's embassy in Havana did not do enough to help them. Although Smith drew criti cism from the rebel forces, he also came under fire from Batista supporters, who went so far last August as to de mand that he be recalled. Smith at that time had de nounced Cuban "police bru tality" against Castro support ers. He publicly objected to the Cuban police action in us ing fire hoses to disperse a group of Castro's women sup porters in Santiago. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles later defended 'Smith at a news conference He said the envoy may not have been wise' from the standpoint' of adhering to dip lomatic niceties but was voic ing a human sentiment. Dul les said he wished the United States had more ambassadors who put humanity above di plomacy. A wealthy sportsman, brok er and member of an old social register family, Smith became a resident of Palm Beach, Fla. In 1955, he was finance chairman of the Re publican state committee in Florida and once held a fund raising dinner which was boy cotted by two1 GOP state offi cials because Negroes attend ed it. WEATHER - vnnrrJSf- rnnslderable cloud iness with occasional showers today and tonight Stormy Monday with strong southerly winds and heavier showers. High today 52; low tonight 46. High Monday 58. TEMP. Highest Saturday 56 Lowest Saturday 44 PRECIP. To 5 p.m. Saturday .03 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:59 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:40 a.m. Moonset tonight .... 8:12 p.m. BRIGHTEST STAR Sirius, rises 8:57 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sets 5:41 p.m. Mark, high In south east . 8:29 p.m Juipter, low In south east 5:17 a.m. 6:45 a.m. Saturn, rises . Water Supply Forecasts Above 1938-1952 Mean Water supply forecasts for the southwestern Oregon area range from above to much above the 1938-1852 average, according to U. S. Weather Bureau statistics. Streamflow from basins in south-central Oregon is fore cast at near 65 per cent of the 1938 - 1952 average, bureau officials said. Water Forecast The water supply forecast as of Jan. 1 includes North Umpqua river, Lemolo res ervoir, 338 acre feet for 113 per cent of the 15-year aver age; Rogue river, south fork, 1,420 acre feet for 107 per cent of the average or 1,120 acre feet in residual flow rep resenting 107 per cent of the average for 1938-1952 period; Klamath river, upper Klam ath lake net inflow, 1,780 acre feet for the water year, for 146 per cent of the aver age, or residual flow of 1,370 acre feet, for 150 per cent of average; Williamson river, Sprague river, Choloquin, 638 acre feet, for 150 per cent of the average; and Chewaucan river, Paisley, 69 acre feet, !mfouin)g 10c 9c 8c 7c 7 it 14- Reds Seek Treaty For German Peace Moscow-filPD-Russia yester day called for a conference of the World War II allies to discuss a German peace treaty that would reunite East and West Germany as a de militarized nation and remove all foreign troops from the country. Echoing Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khruschev's de mands that the western pow ers get out of West Berlin, the Soviet-proposed treaty would leave West Berlin a "demilitarized free city" un til the country is unfied. The Allies would meet to discuss the proposal in Prague or Warsaw within two months. Both East and West Ger many would be forbidden to have nuclear weapons, rock els, submarines or bombers. Neither would be permitted to join military alliances, end ing West German membership in NATO and East Germany's membership in the Warsaw pact. All foreign troops Rus sian, American, British and French would leave within a year after the treaty's ac ceptance. West Germany would for feit claims to territory now held by Poland and Russia. German's borders would be those of Jan. 1, 1959. High American officials said yesterday the United States is considering a broad counter-proposal to Russia's proposal. Diplomatic officials said the United States cannot accept the terms of Moscow's offer nor most of the provisions reported in a Russian draft. They added, however, that President Eisenhower and Sec retary of State John Foster Dulles are anxious "not to slam the door" on possibly for 63 per cent of the average. The snow depth at Crater lake measured near Jan. 1, 1959 was 26 inches compared to 97 inches in 1958 and 25 inches in 1957, according to bureau statistics. Water year run - off in southwestern Oregon is large ly, dependent on the carry over effect of ground water flow and will not reflect the deficient precipitation picture to date, it was explained. December Figure December precipitation was recorded at 65 per cent of normal by reporting stations. Each month from September through November was defi cient in moisture in south western Oregon, also, accord ing to bureau statistics. Major storm tracks missed this area consistently during the fall period. Fall precipitation was de ficient also in south-central Oregon from September to November. Only one-half the normal amount fell during the three-month period. Oc tober was practically rainless in that area. 6c 5c 4c " fruitful negotiations. For that reason, officials said, the United States can be expected to make its own amplified suggestions on how to achive German reunifica tion, a peace treaty, and European security. Russia s action in proposing a peace conference in Warsaw' or Prague within two months came as no surprise. Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I, Mikoyan, who is touring the United States, made it clear in his initial talks with Dul les and other officials here last Monday that such a treaty proposal was impending. At that time he invited the Unit ed States and its allies to present their own plan for settling European problems, including the Berlin crisis. Mikoyan is expected to dis cuss the Russian proposal wih Eisenhower and Dulles when he meets with them here week, probably Satur day. Officials said plans were for Dulles and Mikoyan to have one more meeting and then go to the White House for a session with the Presi dent. Red China May Seat Madame Sun Hong Kong-(DPD-Mme. Sun Yat-Sen, pro-communist wid ow of the founder of the Chinese republic and sister-in-law of Nationalist President Chiang Kai-Shek may become presidentof Red China, neu tral Chinese observers said yesterday. Reports persisted in, this British Crown colony at the gates of Red China that Mme. Sun would succeed Mao Tse Tung in the ceremonial post. Mao, who resigned the presi dency last month, still wields power as head of the Com munist party. Nationalist Chinese auth orities on Formosa, who first reported to the world that Mao was stepping down, had predicted that vice-chairman (vice president) Chu . Teh would become president in Peiping. But neutral Chinese circles said the American-educated Mme. Sun, who has been used by the Reds for years as a symbol, was a more likely choice. Mme. Sun is a Soong, a sis ter of Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek. The observers said the Com munists might choose her as president in hopes it would advance their campaign of negotiations with the nation alists for a "settlement" of the Formosa crisis. The na tionalists have rejected all ef forts at talks. Washington-fllPD - The 24 man executive committee of the airline pilots association met yesterday to approve an agreement for ending a 22-day pilot's strike against Amer icas airlines. Deputy Premier Of Russia Urges End to Cold War Appears Unruffled By Demonstrations San Francisco-(DPD-The San Francisco Press and Union League club received a tele phoned bomb threat while a news conference with Deputy Soviet Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan was in progress at the club last night. It was the second bomb threat of the day. His plane was almost an hour late at International airport here be cause of a threat at Chicago. Last night, while his news conference was being broad cast live on television and radio from the Press and Union League club, a woman telephoned the club and said: "Get him off the air or there'll be a bomb in there." The club operator said "I pulled the plug because I had a busy board." She did not inform police herself, but they learned of it shortly. Mikoyan, who took in stride the demonstrations that have followed him across the coun try, said at the news confer ence: "How can the United States and Russia come to agreement on issues? "We should put an end to the cold war . . . start talking together as human beings, on a basis of equality. "The language of dictation should not be used to us or any other nation. "One . point on which an agreement could be reached is a ban on nuclear tests." "He said that "More trade, more tourists, could bring about greater trust and make it easier to break down the barriers between Russia and the United States." Mikoyan made his peace ful suggestions shortly after he was greeted at the airport by anti-communist screams, eggs and rocks. At the airport belated ef forts to escape the estimated 1,000 demonstrators back fired when the plane taxied away from the passenger terminal, outrunning protect ing police. Eggs and Rocks The eggs and rocks missed Mikoyan by 10 to 20 feet and he seemed unruffled by the shouted insults. But when his limousine, under heavy po lice escort, drew up at the Mark Hopkins hotel he ap peared hesitant for a moment. Mikoyan drew back as the crowd presed in, but only for seconds, then doffed his hat twice in response to applause and walked up the red carpet at the Mark's entrance. At the news conference, he said of the demonstrations: 'Ignore These Things' ( "I ignore those things. They are not serious but ridiculous and inevitable in the Amer ican way of life. They say there has to be freedom but can I go about banging other people? "We stand for freedom, not for hoodlums, but from hood lums." But Mikoyan expressed "best wishes from the Soviet Union to the people of Cali fornia." He smiled that the "climate is so hot and the company so large that I have begun to perspire even before I hear your questions." He responded freely to newsmen's questions for about an hour. The news con ference was put on the air by both radio and television. Generally Friendly The crowd outside the press club was generally friendly. One man shouted "go home, you bum," as Mikoyan entered. Another threw an egg, missing by sev eral feet, as he departed. Several police cars and a dozen police motorcycles were ranged around the press club entrance. A spectator remark ed: 1 ' "This is a guard even Ike wouldn't have.
