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nj m mm 53rd Year Medford 18 PAGES CCodliniopedl Diraffsflinrfc LFy ond Allows, WeDD Grandmother, Insisting Baby Own, Arrested Father Identifies Abducted Child New York -UPD- A girl kid naped from a hospital nursery 2Vi hours after her birth 10 days ago was found alive and well Sunday night in a wicker bassinet in a former Brooklyn mansion. A grandmother, mother of eight children, was arrested and charged with kidnaping the infant, Lisa Rose Chion chio. The woman, Mrs. Jean Iavarone, 43, insisted the baby was her own, born un attended and out of wedlock. She named its father a "Mr. Iavarone," a man she said had taken an apartment with her last May and had lived with her at intervals since then. Chief Assistant District At torney J. Kenneth McCabe, said she continued to claim the baby as her own even after Lisa Rose was positively identified by her footprints and blood type. The baby's father, attorney Frank Chionchio, 28, found his own identification a tiny scar above one eyebrow he had noticed in his first brief glimpse of his newborn daughter Jan. 2. Mother Thankful "It .was too unbelievably good to be true," Mrs. Chion chio said at her home today. "I could think of nothing btit to say a little prayer of thanks to God for giving me back my dear baby." None of Mrs. Iavarone's seven living children, ranging in age from 3 to 21, made their home with her, police said. The younger ones are in orphanages in private foster homes, apparently because their mother could not sup port them on her $45 a week salary as a department store clerical worker. Mrs. Iavarone's landlady, Mrs. B. M. Collins, said she did not believe Mrs. Iavarone had been out of her large, cluttered one-room furnished apartment for the last week. She said she had come out in a bathrobe on Sunday or the day before and asked to use the telephone. Police went to the house on Sunday after a woman's voice gave them the address on a special police line at 3:15 p.m.-the 320th such call since the line was installed to take confidential tips on the case. Mrs. Iavarone faces a pos sible 20 years to life prison sentence if convicted under New York's kidnap law. Salem-flJPD-A requested 14.5 per cent rate increase by Pa cific Power and Light com pany has been suspended for six months by Public Utility Commissioner Howard Morgan. Western Oregon To Get Relief From Rainfall By United Press International The weather bureau today promised relief from heavy western Oregon rain that shot several streams over the flood mark and resulted in closure of several roads and property damage in the Brookings area. The weather .man said the last storm front in a current series moved inland over western Oregon this morning and that showers should prac tically come to a stop Tues day. A storm which carried near ly four inches of rain in 24 hours in the Brookings and Gold Beach areas caused some damage to homes and prop erty. There was no immediate damage estimate. Highway 42 between Co- MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1959 1 ! ' fZh W X 'A i. I flfe J, FLIPPED INTO DITCH Myedford policeman Robert Mont gomery helps William Sylvester Eubanks, 314 Vancouver ave., from his vehicle Saturday evening after it ran off Cra ter Lake ave., into a ditch between Grand ave. and Roberts rd. Eubanks stated he was forced off the road to avoid a head on collision with a vehicle coming from the other direction, police reported. Ha Howell Appling as Secretary Salem '- (UPD ' Gov.-elect Mark Hatfield today named Howell Appling Jr., 39, Port land farm implement distri butor, as Oregon's 17th sec retary of state. Appling has been in Port land since 1947 when he formed a business partnership with his Navy mustering-out pay. Known as Independent Distributors, the operation has grown from two em ployees ,to a business with an annual sales volume of more than $3 million. It serves Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Cali fornia and Canada. The appointment clears the way for a test in the Oregon Supreme Court of Dave O'Hara's right to hold the secretary of state office. Retiring Gov. Robert D. Holmes previously appointed O'Hara as his choice for sec retary of state. Court To Decide The high court will have to decide which man is entitled to the job on the basis of a "quo warranto" proceeding expected to be field by Hat field. The secretary of state, in addition to membership on the Board of Control, Land Board and Banking Board, heads a department with an accounting, audits, elections, buildings and grounds divi sion including some 270 em ployees and a budget of nearly $3 million. I Appling would fill Hat field's unexpired term which ends in January of 1961. He made no indication when asked if he would seek quille and Myrtle Point was closed by slides. The Coast highway, 101, was open to one-way only traffic near Gardiner and was expected to be closed this afternoon be cause of high water in the Coquille river south of Co quille. Santiam Over Flood Stage The Santiam river at Jeffer son was over flood stage and was expected to reach 17 feet at 4 p.m. today. Flood stage there is 13 feet. The Willam ette river was five feet under flood stage at Corvallis and Albany with more rising con ditions forecast. There also was moderate flooding in the Marys, Lower Santiam, Lukiamute, Yamhill and Tualatin riven. Appoi nts of State election in his own right. Hatfield commented: "I have withheld the name of my successor until the legal authority for making the appointment might be clearly established. It has been my feeling that the issue at hand should be resolved without the introduction of personalities." Not Obligated Hatfield said" Appling was "neither dependent on nor ob ligated to me in any manner, He is now a constitutional of ficer of the state of Oregon." Appling commented: I nave accepted the ap pointment in the conviction that if we, as individual citi zens, have any right to com plain or criticize the course of affairs in our government, we must be equally prepared to assume the duties of citi zenship when the occasion re quires it. "I did not ask for the job. I did not seek it. But Gov. Hatfield is a man of great stature, and I shall do every thing I can to cause him and the people we serve to take pride in the appointment." Appling is a native of Carthage, Tex., and earned an engineering degree from Rice Institute and did advance work in industrial manage ment at Texas A & M. He served as a lieutenant in World War II with the Navy. He is married and the father of four children. Lakeview Man Held Following Knifing Elmer Ward, 49 -year -old Lakeview man, is being held in Jackson county jail on charges of assault with a dan gerous weapon following the knifing of a 17-year-old Lake view youth in Jacksonville Saturday night, according to Jacksonville Police Chief Frank Carter. Ward is charged with in flicting an 8-inch gash on the shoulder of Dorsey Lewis, 17, Lakeview, about 9:40 p.m. Saturday. Lewis said he and two oth er youtns were visiting in the home of Ronald King on West California st., Jacksonville, when the knifing occurred. A pocket knife was used to make the wound, which re quired over 30 stitches by a local physician. Lewis said he was not taken to a hospital. Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 252 Ike, Mikoyan Schedule Meeting Next Saturday Berlin Crisis To Be Discussed Washington - (UPD - Presi dent Eisenhower will meet with Deputy Soviet Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan Saturday to discuss the Berlin crisis and other East-West tensions. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who conferred with the Kremlin leader when he first arrived for his cur rent U.S. tour, also will sit in on the conference. Mikoyan, emerging from his informal talks with Dul les, told newsmen "there will be peace." In President's Office His meeting with Eisen hower will be held in the President's White House of fice. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said it is schedu led to begin at 9 a.m. Satur day, but that he had no idea how long it would last be cause the President has fixed not time limit on the discus sions. Mikoyan, now in Los An geles at the tag end of his cross-country goodwill tour. had planned to return here next Monday. But his return visit apparently was moved up by two days to permit him to make a flying visit to ilorida. He had expressed in terest in visitine the "sun shine" state before returning to Moscow. Hagerty said in announcing Saturday's White House meet ing that others besides the President, Mikoyan and Dulles undoubtedly would at tend. He said such details will be announced later. This morning Eisenhower conferred at length on what the White House described as "natural security matters" and undoubtedly involving America's role in the space age. Those meeting with the chief executive included the secretaries of state and de fense, Dr. James R. Killian, special science adviser to the President, and Gordon Gray, special consultant to the President for national se curity affairs. Later he met with Killian and Dr. George B. Kistiakow sky of the Science Advisory Council. Circuit Court Jury Seated to Hear Case A circuit court jury was selected and sworn in this morning for the trial of Mari on Ben Day and Hazel Pauline Day, 417 King st., Medford, charged with unlawfully ob taining public assistance. On Oct. 17, 1957, the Days did, "unlawfully, wilfully, fe loniously, knowlingly and fal sely, represent to the state of Oregon Public Welfare de partment that they were entitled to assistance from said deportment . . . when in truth, Marion Ben Day was gainfully employed and re ceiving income," the com plaint declares. At the time the charges were brought, Day was pick ing peaches in Hollywood or chards owned by Bear Creek Orchards, according to James Pullman Jackson county pub lic welfare administrator. The charges were brought follow ing a routine investigation, Pullman said. Moofov May Be Netherlands Envoy Moscow (UPD Diplomatic circles reported today that ousted Soviet Foreign Minis ter V. M. Molotov may be ap pointed ambassador to The Netherlands. 'Gambling Isn't Being Inaugural Address Asks Cooperation To Achieve Program Salem -(DPD- Mark O. Hat field, 36-year-old Republican elected as the youngest gov ernor in Oregon's history last November, today called for "achievement worthy of the Oregon pioneer" in the state's 100th year, In his inaugural address prepared for delivery to the 50th state Legislature, con trolled by Democrats in both houses, Hatfield said he ex pected Oregon's government to become more manageable, more efficient and more eco nomical in ' the next four years. He asked for a cooperative coalition of Republicans and Democrats to put : over- - his program. Hatfield struck the economy theme hard. "If we are to choose new services and expanded pro grams, we must be prepared to sacrifice. May we discover ways to meet the problems of progress with solvency," he said. He asked that the test of the Oregon pioneer be applied to new proposals as Oregon enters its second century: "Is this essential or merely de sirable; and, if it is only de sirable, can I afford it? If all proposals which fail this test are left beside the trail of the second century, then we truly will have rededicated our selves to destiny - to a bounti ful destiny for all." Hatfield made a number of proposals in specific areas of government including his esti mate of outgoing Gov. Robert Planning Group Sets Open Hearing A public hearing to consid er a set-back variance for eight apartment units at 825 East Ninth st. is slated for to night's Medford planning commission meeting at city hall. New members Harold Snod grass and Larry Schade Jr., are expected to attend, ac cording to the Mayor's office. But William Prentice, the third member appointed by Mayor John W. Snider early this month, reportedly must attend an Army Reserve meet ing instead. Four public . hearings on zone changes about the city are also slated for tonight, along with a hearing on amending the city's sign ordi nance for subdivision tract signs. The session is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. One item not appearing on the agenda is the election of a new chair man to succeed M. Thomas Wray. A recommen dation on wrecking yards and action on several proposed subdivisions and two street dedications will also be heard. Two Persons Die . In Gas Explosion Detroit - (UPD - A gas ex plosion demolished a tavern in suburban Romulus town ship today, killing two per sons and leaving two others injured. Harry Garavaglia, 29, Lin coln Park, a gas company re pairman, and Mrs. Josephine Smigal, 53, a widow who helped run a bar in Romulus township, were the victims. Entirely Eliminated" D. Holmes' 298.6 million dol lar budget. Taxes: "I recommend for your attention revision of our income tax to increase partici pation in sharing the cost of government . . . My further recommendation is that in vestments in Oregon jobs should be encouraged by en actment of a capital gains pro vision and that the inequities of the inventory tax should be eliminated." He said that he would have some later recommendations for expenditures and on the state building program for which the Holmes budget pro vides only $2,500,000. (Continued on page 11) Dates Announced For Student Day Student Government Day will be held this year Feb. 4 and 5, according to William Ruck, chairman of youth ac tivities committee . and in charge of the event sponsored each year by the Medford Elks lodge. The project is being held earlier this year, it was re ported, to avoid conflicts with other school activities. The students participating in the Student Government day will take the oath of of fice from Medford Mayor John W. Snider, for city pos itions and County Clerk E. M. Madden for county offices. The annual dinner will be held the evening of Feb. 4 at the Elks temple with Eric W. Allen Jr., managing edi tor of the Mail Tribune, prin cipal speaker. Thursday activities will in clude briefings by city and county officials. City Manag er Robert Duff will explain points of city government while County Commissioner Chester Wendt will explain the county government sys tem. Ruck reported that the pro gram has been in effect for 10 years in the valley. Shooting Victim In Fair Condition Ray Edward Reid, 34, of 1850 Barnett rd., was report ed in fair condition at Rogue Valley hospital today. Reid was shot Dec. 18 at the 90 and 9 Tavern on South River side ave.' Reported to be "much im proved" by officials at Sacred Heart hospital was George W. Childs, 61, of 16 Portland ave., who was hit by a truck Dec. 22 at the intersection of East Main and Cottage sts. His condition was reported as good. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night, becoming foggy in valley early Tuesday morning and con tinuing through noon. Partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon. Low tonight 35. High Tuesday 52. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 53 Lowest This Morning 43 Prec. to 1Q a.m. Today 57 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:00 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:39 a.m. Moonset tonight 9:13 p.m. First Quarter Jan. 16 PROMINENT STAR Aldebaran, high in south ;.. 9:18 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sets . 5:44 p.m. Mars, high in south 7:51 p.m. Jupiter, rises 3:53 a.m. Saturn, rises 6:41 a.m. Harmony Marks House, Senate Caucus at Salem Duncan Unanimously Elected as Speaker Salem-fUPD-Both Democrats and Republicans met here on Sunday in House and Senate caucuses on the eve of the opening of the 50th Oregon Legislature to elect their chief officers. In complete harmony, mem bers of the Senate elected Walter J. Pearson, Portland, president. They also elected desk and other senate officers. All elec tions were by unanimous vote. Salem Committee assign ' ments for Jackson and Jose phine county members of the legislature were an nounced today. The appointments were made by Sen. Waller Pear son, president of the state senate, and Rep. Robert Duncan, speaker of the house of representatives. The appointments are these: Jackson county: Sen. Edwin Durno-Public health (vice - chairman), ways and means, alcoholic traffic, resolutions. Rep. Eve Nye - Agricul ture, education, local gov ernment. Josephine county: Sen. C. D. Cameron Alcoholic traffic, commerce and utilities (vice-chairman), natural resources, public welfare and institutions. Rep. F. I. Bristol - Edu cation, forestry, taxation. Robert Duncan, Medford, was unanimously elected as speaker of the house. Rule Changes Made Several changes were made in Senate rules, most note worthy being creation of a permanent president pro-tem of the senate. State Senator Harry Boivin, Klamath Falls, who presided over the Senate caucus, was elected to this office. State Sen. Jean Lewis, Port land, chairman of the rules and resolutions committee, stated that heretofore a tem porary presiding officer had been designated by the presi dent of the senate, but it was felt that in the event the presi dent of the Senate succeeds to the governorship, there should be someone to func tion during the remainder of the biennium. The president pro-tem would serve on all committees to which he is entitled but would not be in line for suc cession to the governorship. Carl Cover, Salem, who for a number of past sessions has been chief clerk of the Joint Ways and Means Committee, was elected chief clerk of the Senate. Others Listed Ruth Renfroe was named chief clerk of the house. Only debate in the House centered on a new committee on planning and development. It was approved. Other Senate officers chos en included Tyrla Zinn, assist ant chief clerk; Jane Watkins, calendar clerk; Meda Cole, journal clerk; Rex Adolph, reading clerk; Vern Drager, sergeant at arms, and Rich ard Moffett, chief door keep er. Other House officers were Elaine Steele, assistant chief clerk; Francis Robertson, journal clerk; Barbara Hanne man, calendar clerk; Dr. Frank Roberts, reading clerk and Pat McCarthy, sergeant at arms. Morgan Slashes Phone Rate Bid Salem -(UPD- Resigned Pub lic Utility Commissioner How ard Morgan today slashed $4 million from the rate increase application . of Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph comp any. It was one of his last offic ial acts prior to leaving his office at noon. Instead of the company's re quested rate increase of $4, 858,000 annually applicable to all classes of telephone service in the state. Morgan granted 8759,097 applicable only to certain special services and equipment charges and to bus iness telephones in those cities where toll free service has been provided in recent years. The company was forbidden to increase the rates of any residential telephone service in the state and to increase any long-distance toll charges within the state. MARK HATFIELD Makes Inaugural Address ROBERT DUNCAN Elected Speaker County Positions Remain Unfilled Several appointments to county governmental bodies have yet to be made, County Judge Earl Miller said today Miller said the county court is having difficulty in finding the right people for the posi tions who have the time to give. Five appointments, includ ing three on the planning commission and two on the budget committee, have yet to be made. John Niedermeyer, Jack sonville; Lloyd Selby, Ash land; and Stuart McQueen, Medford, have all indicated they do not wish to be reap pointed to the county plan ning commission, County Commissioner Ralph James said today. The terms of all three have expired. Homer Jeffries, Central Point farmer, was appointed Thursday to a two-year term on the country dog control board. He replaces Warren Bayliss, Crater Lake high way, who asked not to be re appointed. Henry Owens, Antelope, and Winn Arnold, Medford, were reappointed to two year terms. Tom Wray and Curtis Barnes, both of Medford, have ended terms on the budget committee. Officers Elected for Irrigation District Eagle Point - Clarence J. Greb was elected president of the Eagle Point Irrigation dis trict at a meeting of the mem bers of the board last week. Elbert Bigham was elected vice president. .The board also voted to retain Ted Flury as secretary-manager for the district. At the annual meeting held at the irrigation district of fice Thelma Short was re tained as bookkeeper for the district and Frank Farrell as attorney. Mikoyan in Hollywood To Tour Picture Studio Los Angeles - (UPD Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan interrupted his tour today to visit a move studio after stating he thought co production of films between Russia and the U.S. would help create good will. Informal Talk The Russian official had a shave and mustache trim by Ambassador Hotel barber Bill Smith before he was whisked to the UCLA campus for an informal talk with professors and students. Next on the busy schedule was a private noon luncheon at the World Affairs Council. It was closed to the press. Chief Justice McAllister Gives Oath in House Joint Session Attends Rites Salem -(UPD -Mark O. Hat field was to be sworn in short ly after 2 p.m. today as Ore gon's youngest governor. The 36-year-old Hatfield, whose rise in politics has been meteoric, was to take the oath of office from Chief Justice William McAllister of the Oregon Supreme Court amid pomp and pageantry in the House chamber. Before Joint Session His inauguration was to take place before a joint ses sion of the Legislature which convened at 10 a.m. for its 50th biennial session. The actual ceremony was not to begin until the new speaker of the House, Robert Duncan, Medford, read the of ficial canvass of the votes from the November elections. This was the point at which some observers speculated for a time that the Democratic controlled Legislature might balk and refuse to inaugurate Hatfield. But these rumors were spiked by retiring Democratic Gov. Robert D. Holmes who promised not to interfere and also by Duncan and Senate President Walter J. Pearson who promised to go through with their parts in the cere mony. Court Battle Seen Hatfield's inauguration will set off a court battle as to who will be the new Secre tary of State, succeeding the new governor. Holmes appointed Dave O'Hara, 71, former state elec tions chief and a Republican, as his choice, clearing the way for Hatfield to announce his man and get a test before the Oregon Supreme Court. Hatfield's choice is Howell Appling Jr., 39, Portland. The high court was expect ed to act promptly on the "quo warranto" proceeding to test O'Hara's right to office. In appointing O'Hara, Holmes was following advice of Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton who contended that Hatfield must resign un conditionally before he can assume the office of Gov ernor. Hatfield's resignation sub mitted earlier to Holmes only became effective as he as sumed the office of governor. The Legislature went into session at 10 a.m. to reveal appointments to House and Senate committees. Major officers of House and Senate were ratified at cau cuses Sunday. Family Attends Ceremony Present for the inaugura tion with Hatfield were his wife of six months and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Hatfield. The invocation was to be given b the Rev. Arlin Halvor sen, pastor of the First Baptist church here. Music was to be provided by the Eugene Glee men and the Oregon National Guard band. The Rev. Paul Poling, pastor of the First Presby terian church of Salem, was to give the benediction. A public reception was scheduled after the inaugura tion and continuing from 7 to 9 p.m. in the executive suite. DOW -JONES AVERAGES New York-(lPD-Dow-Jones final .stock averages: 30 in dustrials 592.64, off 0.08; 20 railroads 163.67, up 0.09; 15 utilities 91.22, up 0.1 5, and 65 stocks 206.33, up 0.06. Sales today were about 4,320.000 shares com pared with 4,760,000 shares Friday. Council Director Walter Coombs said Mikoyan had asked that the luncheon be fore a group of some 50 direc tors of the organization, in eluding businessmen and school presidents, be "off the record." Mikoyan was to be the guest of producer Cecil B. De Mille at Paramount Studios after the luncheon. Sees Good Will The deputy premier said he was not an authority on movies but he believed one good film coproduced by American and Soviet com panies "might lead to increas ed results of good wilL"
