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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.