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Newspaper Page Textf e test of tanna- ayed by -. astro 6ta Trials i i Medford 20 Pages Labor Press Seeks Boycott Of Fund Drives Cancer Society, March of Dimes Listed Fortland-OJPD-T h Oregon Labor Press, weekly news paper of the AFL-CIO, urged union members today to boy cott fund-raising drives of the March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society. It criticized the cancer society for withdrawing from the United Fund, and the March of Dimes for "perpetu ating itself and its huge staff as a professional high-pressure money-raising outfit" after polio had been conquered by Salk vaccine. Regarding the cancer drive, the paper told Oregon's 200, 000 union members: Will Shatter Principle "If the Cancer society's 'crusade' is successful, other health agencies are sure to withdraw from the United Fund to stage independent fund campaigns of their own. And our hard-won United Fund principle of 'one drive a year will be shattered." . The Labor Press said the former National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, now known simply as the National Foundation, "is deliberately muscling in on other health agencies long established in their respective, fields." The foundation now collects funds to combat arthritis, rheuma tism, birth defects, disorders of the nervous system, and for virus research. Two Appear in Two men appeared in cir cuit court before Judge Ed ward C. Kelly this week. John E. Clark, 30, of West Seventh st., Medford, waived the right to a grand jury and entered a plea of guilty to district attorney's information on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. He was given a one year sus pended sentence on the condi tion restitution is made with in 60 days. Also appearing was Cecil Hendricks, 32, of Klamath Falls. He appeared earlier and the court had requested a pre-sentencing report. Hend ricks, charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, was sentenced to a year in the county jail. Jobless Pay Checks Ordered Stopped Salem -ffiPD - All unemploy ment compensation checks will be stopped effective to day until the Supreme court decides who is secretary of state, the governor's office announced late Thursday. Earlier, Mrs. Cecelia Galey, unemployment compensation commissioner, said that 35,000 checks would go out from the funds on hand. The governor's office said, however, that before the com mission's money can be sent out, it must go through the state treasury, which would require the signatures of the secretary of state and the State Treasurer, Sig Unander. Tuberculosis Hospital Closure Made Known Salem (DPD The State Board of Control today in fromed the 50th Oregon Leg islature of its resolve to close the Eastern Oregon Tubercu losis hospital at The Dalles and make use of the faciliy for mentally - deficient chil dren, i Horn's Resignation From Tax Commission Accepted Salem-flJPD-The resignation of Tax Commissioner S. W. (John) Horn was accepted to day by Gov. Mark Hatfield. Horn was appointed by former Gov. Robert D. Holmes. He had previously turned in his resignation. Speculation on Chambers There also were reports around the capitol that Carl W. Chambers, a Republican, would not be reappointed. His term of office expired Deo. 31, 53rd Year to far Council Suggests Letter to FCC on Second TV Station Radio Medford May Seek Channel 10 Medford' s city council may lend a hand to help bring a second television station here. Council President Jimmy Dunlevy, Ward IV, and Coun cilman Robert Van Sickle, Ward III, both suggested last night that the council might dispatch a letter of recom mendation to the federal com munications commission. The commission, it is un derstood, may decide "in the near future" whether Med ford should be allocated Chan nel 10 for a second station. KBES-TV, Channel 5, is the one station now in operation here. The council's letter, accord ing to Van Sickle, would point ' out that Medford has room for a second one. Seeks Allocation Meanwhile, Radio Medford, Inc., announced this week that, it intends to seek the Channel 10 allocation. This corporation now operates ra dio station KMED. " Another local group, of which John F. Williams is a spokesman, revealed a similar intention last July. Both, it is understood, are interested in affiliation with the National ' Broadcasting company. KBES-TV is affili ated primarily but not exclu sively with . the Columbia Broadcasting company. "If the city council is con vinced someone is sincere" in wanting to establish a new station here, Van Sickle said today, "then the council could be of some assistance." He and Dunlevy last night encouraged those seeking the allocation to present them selves to the council for pos sible endorsement. Criticise Station Van Sickle previously criti cized the California Oregon Television company, owner of KBES-TV, for trying to mon opolize television service here. California Oregon and Trim ble Television, Inc., were both granted city franchises last spring for closed-circuit facil ities here. But Trimble, according to Van Sickle, has "moved out of the state." His request that the coun cil consider possible revoca tion of California Oregon's closed - circuit franchise brought the whole subject of Medford's television services before the council last night No action was taken with re spect to California Oregon, however. Ray Johnson, KMED sta tion manager, confirmed Radio Medford's Channel 10 aspirations today. "We feel now is the time," he said. Radio Medford and TOT Industries, Inc. the group represented by William -must campete for the FCC channelallocation. If the FCC approves establishing the channel, those interested could apply for its allocation 30 days afterward. The FCC would eventually hold hear ings to decide which party would be awarded it. but he has continued to serve in office. Former Gov. Holmes left the matter of whether or not to reappoint Chambers up to Hatfield. Dean Ellis, Portland at torney, has been appointed to succeed Samuel B. Stewart, a Republican, who was asked to resign by Holmes. If Chambers is not reap pointed, an entirely new Tax Commission will be in power. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1959 MiEtoyan, Meeting: Washington (UPD Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles con f erred for two hours and 25 minutes today. They evident ly found the talk worthwhile for they agreed to hold anoth er meeting, previously not scheduled, late this afternoon. Exchange of Views Emerging from the morning talk with Dulles, the Soviet official told newsmen only that they had "an exchange of views on questions of interest to both sides." While Mikoyan would not amplify on this, the crucial, Bids for Building Covers on City's Reservoirs Called Bids for constructing cov ers for two Medford reser voirs off Capital ave. east of Valley View dr. will be opened Feb.. 3X; according . to Water Superintendent Robert Lee. v Work will be completed by June 1, Lee said. Estimated cost for the project is $95,000. With these lids on, Lee ex plained, Medford can truth fully boast that its water does not see the light of day from its underground source to the customer's faucet. " - Since about 25 per cent of the city's water passes through these two reservoirs, he said, the boast was "not completely true" in the past. State Recommendation But there are other reasons for installing the covers, he said. One is that the state board of health now recom mends chlorination as the al ternative. Chlorination, Lee said, is "undesirable if it can be avoided." "While no pollution in the water system has ever been di rectly traced to being caused by open reservoirs," he said, "the possibility of pollution is becoming increasingly more hazardous as the area sur- Teen-Agers Plan Projects for MOD Several March of Dimes projects have been scheduled by Medford teen-agers for Sat urday, it was announced to day. The projects are a part of the Teen-Age Jrogram, the youth segment of the Nation al Foundation's March of Dimes for funds to fight po lio, birth defects and rheuma toid arthritis. A car wash, with Dennis Barr in charge, will be held at Earl and Ray's Mobil ser vice station at Stewart ave. and King st. Other car washes will be at Earl's Eastside Un ion station at 618 East Main st., with Larry Lea in charge, and at Pruitt's service sta tion, Main and Ivy sts., under direction of Barbara Willett, and at A. C. James Texaco station, Kings hwy. and Stew art ave., with Mary Kay Har ris in charge. Windshield washing proj ects will be carried out at var ious grocery store parking lots with Rosilind Randies and Linda Slessler in charge. Shoe shine stands will be operated at Main st. and Cen tral ave., with Rosemary Doo len in charge, and at Central ave. and Sixth st., with Jim Lacy supervising. A trophy will be presented to the high school in the coun ty which raises the most mon ey on a per capita basis and a plaque goes to the Medford Senior high school class which turns in the most mon- w SWi toff Sm Ms tart Miles Set Extra FBrst (One Fruiitlfull cold war discussion undoubt edly focused on European se curity and the U.S.-Soviet dis pute over reunifying Ger many. Initially, Dulles and Miko yan had planned to meet only twice today, this morning and at dinner. The third session was arranged after their morning get-together. To See Ike Saturday Mikoyan will see President Eisenhower Saturday. In contrast with most of his previous contacts with the press, Mikoyan rushed from Dulles' office without pausing to answer questions shot at rounding the reservoirs be comes more built up." He cit ed, last, spring's bombing as an example of another hazr ard. . ... '..,.1; : -:., ; -' Lee also mentioned growth of algae, or slime, during cer tain times of the year when the reservoirs are exposed to sunlight. While not poisonous, he said, the algae is "certain ly not a desirable feature." Scrubbing Required Turning to . dollars and cents, he noted that the scrub bing now required in the open reservoirs is expensive and results in excessive wear to the reservoir lining. Scrub bing is now done three or four times a year. Covers would reduce the scrubbing to a hosing every two or three years, saving about $1, 500 annually in operation costs, he said. Furthermore, he said, re placement of the lining would cost about $30,000 while elim i n a t i o n of the scrubbing would assure it "an almost in definite life." Lee said the covers, con structed of timber frames with aluminum roofing, "were designed to be as attractive as possible." He said the metal would be double-embossed to keep glare toi a minimum. "Expected life of the cov ers should exceed 50 years," he said. The two reservoirs to be covered were constructed in 1908 and 1923, respectively. A third reservoir at that loca tion, built in 1946, was cov ered at the time of construc tion. Resources Board Sets Local Meeting Findings of the Rogue River Basin investigation and study by the state water, resources board will be revealed at a meeting of the board in the Jackson county courthouse auditorium at a meeting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, John D. Davis, Stayton, chair man . of the board, has an nounced. ' The river study was con ducted at the request of the 1957 legislature. Following the special meet ing that morning, the board will hold a meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the courthouse audi torium. Don Lahe, former manager of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce, is execu tive secretary of the water re sources board. Moccasin Clue Fails In Martin Family Case Portland (DPD A small white moccasin found in a log raft in the Willamette river apparently has no connection with the five - member Ken Martin- family of Portland, missing since Dec. 7. Price 10 Tribune him by reporters assembled in the diplomatic reception room. State Department security men surrounded him as he moved through the building and on to a luncheon with the State Foreign Relations com mittee at the capitol. Ground for Talks Seen The agreement to hold an other conference this after noon, prior to their "working dinner" tonight, was inter preted as meaning they had found some grounds for be lieving that fullest possible discussions would be useful. (See Story on Page 5) Council Approves Purchasing Cars The purchase of five Stude-baker-Packard and two Pon tiac vehicles for the police department was approved with one dissenting vote by the Medford City Council last night. , City." Manager Robert -A. Duff said the purchases were "in the nature of an experi ment" to seek .vehicles more economical and durable than the Fords and Chevrolets now in use. Duff said Pontiacs were recommended to see if such a medium -priced car might prove serviceable for two years instead of just one. His original recommenda tion, presented at the Jan. 2 meeting, was for four Stude baker - Packards and three Pontiacs. Two Studebaker - Packards and one Pontiac are to be equipped with automatic transmission. The "Nay" vote was cast b y Councilman Ed Hall, (Ward 1), who recommended that the city would be "trad ing the known for the un known. "He recommended the purchase of only one Studebaker-Packard and one Pontiac for experimental pur poses. Atlas Missile Trip Falls Short Washington-(UPD -An Atlas intercontinental ballistic mis sile launched from Cape Can averal, Fla., Thursday night flew less than 200 miles be cause of apparent trouble in its rocket engines, the De fense Department saiS today. A spokesman said that the trouble had not yet been pin pointed but it was established that the missile was not de liberately destroyed by the range safety officer at the test base. Deliberate destruction is ordered for missiles when tracking instruments show them to be wandering off course. General Marshall Showing Progress Ft .Bragg, N.C. (DPD An Army physician said today that Gen. George C. Marshall, 78, appeared in good spirits and was making satisfactory progress toward recovery from a mild stroke. . Col. George W. Powell, chief of medicine at Womack General hospital here, said that Marshall "had a comfort able night and appeared in good spirits this morning." Salem (DPD Sen. Dwight Hopkins (D.-Imbler) said he would reintroduce a bill to abolish the Oregon State Fair commission and place its du ties under the Agriculture department. Cents No. 256 Appointee To Clear Warrants Falls Through Thornton, Hatfield Exchange Barbs Salem-aiPD-The question who is to serve as Oregon's secretary of state went be fore the Oregon Supreme Court this afternoon. Salem -tUPD- The hottest po litical potato in Oregon will be tossed to the State Su preme Court today when that body is called on to decide who is the proper secretary of state. Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton said he expected to get the case into court today after conferences with District Attorney Hattie Bratzel. Two Appointees Former Gov. Robert D. Holmes appointed Dave O'Hara, 71, Salem, to the post and Gov. Mark. Hatfield ap pointed Howell Appling, 39, Portland. Thornton will rep resent O'Hara, in the "quo warranto", proceedings. , Thornton and Hatfield have been exchanging verbal tlows over the matter. Hatfield ac cused Thornton of "dilatory inaction" in the case and al leged that his part of the case for Appling was ready Mon day. , Thornton replied that Hat field was solely responsible for any delays, and that he now "had the drastic affront ry to blame the attorney gen eral's office for delay in straightening out his own mess." Plan Falls Through Two Republican legislators Anthony Yturri, Ontario, and Robert L. 'Elfstrom, Salem, suggested that deputy secre tary of state Harold Phillippe be appointed by both O'Hara and Appling to serve tempor arily so that necessary war rants could be signed while the court decides which is secretary of state. But that plan apparently fell through when Appling said he did not think Thorn ton would believe the plan was legal and so he was not inclined to act on it. Still Secretary of State? Appling said he understood that Thornton felt that Hat field was not legally gover nor, but rather still secretary of state because he did not re sign properly. The court was expected to act rapidly on the quo war ranto proceeding testing the right of O'Hara or Appling to hold office. The fiscal problem arose when State Treasurer Sig Unander . eaid no warrants against the secretary of state's office would be honored un til the dispute is settled. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York - (DPD - Dow Jones final stock averages: 30- industrials 595.75. up 0.94; 20 railroads 167.17. off 0.21; 15 utilities 92.18, up 0.17, and 65 stocks 208.05 up 0.21. Sales today were about 4,300,000 shares com pared with 4,500,000 shares Thursday. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy with a chance of light rain tonight and Saturday. .Low tonight 40. High Friday 46. TEMP. Highest yesterday .. 46 Lowest this morning 39 PRECIP. Today Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset today ', 5:05 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:38 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 1:07 -m. First quarter today 1:26 p.m. At midnight tonight the Big Dipper wiU be rising in the northeast and Cassiopeia will be sinking in the northwest. Half way between them is Polaris, the North Star. 'Can't We Do Something More Than Stand Firm?" Open H ouse. Other Activities Set for YMC A Observance Open house at the Medford Young Men's Christian asso ciation Sunday afternoon will start a week of activities in observance of National YMCA week, Jan. 18-24. Social hall, gymnasium and swimming .pool activities will be featured during the open house between 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Bob Jones, general secretary of the YMCA, said. Activities , in the social hall include a new member in duction ceremony, , Indian Guide meeting, Tri Hi-Y dis cussion and a square dance demonstration. A girls gym class demonstration, boys basketball game, women's volleyball game, handball game demonstration, weight lifting and boys gym demon stration will be featured in the 'gymnasium- - irW-vV Other Activities Swimming pool activities will include a swim team dem onstration, girls and boys flounder class, skin diving ex hibition and life saving ex hibition, i Several activities are planned during the week in observance of National YMCA week, Jones pointed out. He invited all residents to visit the Y. Scheduled Monday at 7 p.m. is a volleyball clinic and at 8 p.m. the first session of a 12-week course for begin ning square dancing in the social hall. Annual Meeting The annual meeting and election of officers for the YMCA is scheduled Tuesday. Carl Brophy is president of the YMCA. The organization's Diamond lake and Day camp ers will meet Wednesday for the annual camp reunion, and a skin diving exhibition is $8,720 Received From Holiday Seals A total of $8,720 has been received to date from the sale of Christmas seals in Jackson county, Mrs. John Keaveny, president of the Jackson coun ty Tuberculosis and Health association, has reported. The total is $280 less than the amount received at this time last year. Mrs.-Keaveny added that books of the as sociation will not close until March 1, and she expressed the hope that the final total may exceed last year's. The Christmas seal sale is the only fund raising activity conducted by the association and supports the work of the group, Mrs. Keaveny noted. Home Damaged by Fire This Morning Fire, which apparently start ed in an overstuffed divan, extended to the front room walls and ceiling about 10:30 a.m. today at the John Foster residence, 1716 North River side ave., city firemen re ported. Firemen said that extreme heat damage occurred throughout the downstairs area and that smoke damage appeared to be considerable both upstairs and down. Salary Increase for D.As. Asked in Bill Salem -flJPD- The Judiciary Committee today introduced a House measure to increase salaries of district attorneys to $12,000 in counties of 10, 000 or more population and to $6,000 in smaller counties. e scheduled at 8:30 p.m. by Lon Skinner of Medford. Gymnasium -activities and square dancing are featured Thursday and a family pot luck dinner will be held Fri day at 6:15 p.m. after which a dance is scheduled for teen agers in the social hall. Saturday, Jan. 24, will be guest day at the YMCA and youth, department members are asked to bring their friends to participate in activ ities. Scheduled Saturday eve ning is a young adults dance in the social hall and church league basketball games in the gymnasium. Centennial Group Gels Fair Tickets . The Jackson County Cen tennial association today ac cepted a quantity of tickets for the Oregon Centennial Ex position and . International Trade Fair, Ernie Hood, coun ty centennial chairman and co-ordinator of the associa tion, reported today. The association accepted the tickets on consignment after Bay Smith, admissions director for the trade fair, explained advanced ticket sales. The tickets will be de posited in a bank, and distrib uted at a later date, Hood said. Progress of the trade fair was reviewed at this morn ing's association meeting. Eighteen foreign countries have confirmed exhibits at the fair. Association members dis cussed a proposed tour of the Portland Junior Symphony orchestra to appear in Ash land sometime this spring. Hood noted that housing for the 80 members of the or chestra is a problem, and said anyone wishing to assist in locating housing may con tact Steve Bayliss or Oscar Bjorlie at Southern Oregon college. Tom Teutsch, assistant to Brig. Gen. William Prentice, commanding officer of the lo cal Army engineer brigade, is surveying the location to day for the stockade on Sis kiyou summit, Hood reported. The association discussed possibilities of a clinic for those who will man the stock ade this summer. Background on Oregon history and tourist attractions will be given dur ing the clinic. Portland- (UPD -The Oregon Centennial Commission said Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh would be in vited to attend the exposition here. Bill in House State Income Salem -flJPD- A bill reduc ing personal income tax rates 1 per cent up to $4,000, 2 per cent up to $8,000 and and 2.5 per cent above $8,000 was in troduced in the Oregon House today. The bill, introduced by the Committee on Taxation at the request of former Gov. Robert D. Holmes, also removes pro visions for allocating federal income taxes claimed as a de duction on a state tax return. The bill would: Limit de ductions for bad debts to, bus iness debts only, limit deduc tions allowed a non-resident to expenses in connection with Others Resume Under New Rules Of Greater Rights No Reason Given For Havana Delay Havana -JDPD- The revolu tionary government postponed the start of "war crimes" trials for 631 Havana prison ers today, but other trials were resumed in Matanzas under new rules providing greater rights for accused Batista supporters. At the same time, the re gime launched a campaign to publicize the "horrors" committeed by ousted Presi dent Fulgencio Batista's army and secret police. No Reason Given Capt. Jose Gonzales Riguer al, aide to the commandant at Cabana Fortress in Havana said the start of trials for 631 men imprisoned in the capital has been postponed for 24 to 48 hours. He could give no reasons. They had been scheduled to begin to day. In Santiago, Raul Castro, brother of Fidel, tc"i United Press International five per sons had been sentenced at Guantanamo City and their executions were pending. This would bring the total of the executions in Oriente to date to 111. The first of 77 former Ba tista henchmen who gained refuge in foreign embassies in Cuba were flown into ex ile today with permission of the new government. A crowd at International Airport jeered and booed in protest. Asylum In Argentina The refugees were Eusebio MujaL secretary of the power ful Confederation of Labor; Alejandro Herrera Arango, minister of finance in the last phase of the Batista regime, and Gustavo Gutierrez, form er president of the National Economic Planning Board. All had received asylum in the Argentine embassy. President Manuel Urrutia said relations with the United States are cordial but Cuba insists on maintaining its own point of view. Cuba was becoming in creasingly sensitive to for eign criticism of the war crimes trials and executions. (See stories on Page 5) Holmes Named Municipal Judge The appointment of Alan B. Holmes as Medford's mu nicipal judge for 1959 was announced by Council Presi dent James Dunlevy, Ward IV, at last night's city council meeting. Dunlevy presided in the absence of Mayor John W. Snider, who was in Salem. Named as judges pro tern, to serve as alternates, are Richard W. Courtright and Ronald Ricketts. All three are Medford at torneys. Holmes, who lives at 649 J. st., is a partner in the firm of Boyer and Holmes. Courtright, 25 South Orange st., is a partner in the firm of Day and Courtright. Rick etts, 400 North Berkeley way, is associated with Skyrman and Heisel. Appointments to the board of plumbing examiners were also announced. Ford M. Pat terson, master plumber, Ed Hall, journeyman plumber, and Seth Waters, city plumb ing inspector, are to comprise the board. The city inspector serves ex officio. The council approved all appointments unanimously. Mayor Snider's original choice for municipal judge, A. Eugene Piazza, declined the appointment two weeks ago since his residence out side the city limits rendered him ineligible. Changes Tax Setup business or income-producing property, eliminate deduc tions of interest, taxes contri butions and gifts, extraordin ary medical and child care ex penses and the privilege of making returns on a short form. Adjustments Eliminated It also would eliminate ad justments to gross income and ratable allocation of earnings for services performed over more than one year and spe cial exemption and tax cred its for blind persons and per sons over 65. The companion bill would also apply to 1959 income.