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(Slog. ash iff for Republican onventibiB sir 53rd Year Medford 16 Pages FATAL CRASH SCENE Chief Criminal Deputy Paul Bettiol holds the door of the Volkswagen in which two persons were killed last night south of the Talent junc tion. Victims were Clarence Frank Pinker ton, 62, of Ashland, and Kay Louise Gilbert, 21, also of Ashland. The car driven by John j Two Me in Crash i On 99 Wear Talent Two persons died as the re sult of a two car accident about 3 pjn. yesterday near Talent. Clarence Frank Pinkerton, 82, of 455 Courtney st., Ash land, was killed' almost in ' stantly when the Volkswagon he was driving and a car driven by John Francis Bren mn, 18, of 737 Pennsylvania it., Medford, collided head-on about three miles south of the Talent' junction. A passenger in the Pinker ton car., Kay Louis ' Gilbert, 21, of 439 Chestnut st., Ash land, died last night in Rogue Valley hospital. , ,: . Brennan is being treated for face -cuts in" Sacred Heart hos pital and is reported in good condition this morning. Admitted lo Hospital Gordon Earl Moore, 24, of 840 B St., Ashland, another passenger in the Pinkerton Volkswagon, was admitted to Rogue Valley hospital last night in serious condition, but was reported in fair con dition this morning. State police said two cars were following a pickup truck going north when it slowed to make a left turn on to Rapp lane. The car following immediately behind the truck swerved to the right to avoid a collision and the car driven by Brennan swerved to the left. The Brennan car sideswip ed a car driven by J. G. A am exit, Puyallup, Wash., after smashing head-on into the southbound Pinkerton Porter To Shake Fidel Castro's Hand Washington (DPD Rep. Charles Porter (D.-Ore.) said he planned to fly to Cuba to day to shake Fidel Castro's hand and to extend his sym pathy for the new Cuban gov ernment. Porter was invited to Cuba by Castro and Jorge Quin tana of the Cuban Newspaper Reporters association, to wit ness war criminal trials and a demonstration of victory by the new government. Porter said "I think the new Cuban government de serves a warm embrace and a little more sympathy and understanding than it has had from this country to date." Dr. Sly's Report on Tax Structure Breaks Dr. John F. Sly's special report on Oregon's tax struc ture represents a different point of view but breaks lit tle new ground; Jerry Latham said yesterday. "He had a different ap proach on some problems," Latham, chairman of the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce's committee on govern mental relations, said. But, Latham told the chamber's weekly roundtable luncheon, "he didn't come up with much new." He said Dr. Sly, whose $35,000 report last year was requested by the state, gen erally "covered the same ground" as the joint legisla tive interim committee on taxation did in 1955 and 1957. Dr. Sly, director of Princeton Surveys, presented his find ings in a more attractive MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1959 'Francis Brennan, 18, of 737 Pennsylvania ave. Medford, can be seen at left. The two cars collided head-on about 5 pjn. yester day on the South Pacific highway. Bill Young, Talent police chief, was first to reach the accident scene. volkswagon, state police said. Aamodt was reported unin jured in the accident. The deaths were the first and second traffic fatalities in Jackson county for 1959. The first two fatalities last year also resulted jta a single accident and occurred in Feb ruary. Deposition Taking In Suit Postponed Deposition taking in the civil suit involving tbejEagle Point Irrigation District, CaliP fornia Oregon Power com pany, and 'some Eagle Point water users was continued un til Feb. 2 in circuit court yes terday. The depositions pertain to the complaint filed by Paul D. Conrad, Fritz M. Carlson, Herman Higday, Ann and Howard F. Todd versus the Eagle Point Irrigation dis trict and J. Harvey Stanley, Clarence J. Greb and Elbert M. Bigham, its directors, and Copco. The complaint seeks nulli fication of the district's con tract with Copco whereby Copco is guaranteed a portion of the district's water for power use in return for fi nancing maintenance and im provement of the district's main canal above the power station. According to law the de fendants may require the depositions be taken to show the nature of the suit, the tes timony expected from wit nesses and the materiality of the suit. Testimony yesterday after noon was aimed at showing how it was decided to bring suit, who advised the com plainants, and the relation ship of each to the plaintiff. Taking the stand yesterday were Conrad, Carlson, Higday and Mrs. Todd. Russia's Mikoyan Heading for Home Washington (DPD S o v i e t Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan thanked Americans for "their warm welcome and friendship" today and headed for home. He was to leave at noon (p.s.t.) aboard a Scandi navian Airways plane for Europe. form, Latham said Dr. Sly's report was sub mitted in hree parts. The first, "The Economy We Live In and the Taxes We Pay," was issued July 1. The sec ond, "The Present and Poten tial Tax Structure of Oregon," appeared in September. The third, "A Tax Program in Oregon: Conclusions and Rec ommendations," was issued Nov. 15. Drl Sly said in a letter ac companying the third portion, "If there is any claim to newness at all, "it must rest on those proposals that are somewhat beyond the ordi-J nary, and upon a sharp focus ing of recommendations to ward the single objective of an improved economic envi ronment for Oregon." Latham and Don McNeil, manager of the chamber, at Tribune Findings of State Water Resources Board To Be Aired Findings ana recommenda tions of the Rogue river basin study will be announced by the state water resources board at a special meeting in the Jackson county court house auditorium at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. The board will hold its regular meeting tomorrow afternoon. " The investigation was con ducted at the request of the state legislature, which point ed out that the economy and general welfare of the people of southern Oregon have been impaired '.because inves tigations necessary for. form ing a state water resources policy had not been made. John D. Davis, Stayton, chairman of the "board, said the board gave -consideration to the 10 beneficial uses of water as well as other legisla- 1 1 v e standards governing studies of the Rogue basin. The 10 beneficial uses are domestic, municipal, irriga tion, power, industry, mining, recreation, wildlife, fish life and pollution abatement. In calling for the investiga tion, the legislature noted that current readjustments in the forest industries require prompt action in the develop ment of the state water re sources policy for the Rogue river basin to promote full consideration of projects so southern Oregon could make full use of its potential' for growth and economic stabil ity. , Crook Schools Said Non-Standard Prineville -DPD- Schools in Crook county have been de clared non-standard by the State Department of Educa tion, C. R. Matheny, county school board chairman, an nounced today. He said the county school system was dropped from its conditionally standard rating following a recent valuation of the system by the state education office. The princi pal fault in the system was found to be overcrowding of classes. Eight classrooms in Prine ville schools are on double shift and other classrooms were found to be carrying an excess pupil load. tended Dr. Sly's speech to a joint session of the Legisla ture Jan. 10 in Salem. Dr. Sly's findings place Ore gon in a "favorable position" economically compared to Washington and California, Latham noted yesterday. He pointed out -that both states' financing is on a deficit basis. "Transportation is a bigger problem in dealing with new industries than taxes," La tham quoted Dr. Sly as stat ing. He explained that high transportation costs were a greater detriment than high taxes to attracting new indus tries into the state. . Latham said Dr. Sly has suggested new voting limita tions for general levy and bond issue elections. These are that a three-fifths majority be required for approval and that a certain percentage-40 Price 10 Cents No. 259 Supreme Court Airs Question of Hatfield's Heir Thornton Charges Improper Action Salem - (CPU - The question that brought on the crisis whether David O'Hara or Howell Appling Jr. is secre tary of state-was being con sidered by the Oregon Su preme Court. Written briefs of the opposing sides were to be filed today. Oral arguments were heard before the court Monday in the quo warranto proceeding brought by Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton and Mari on County District Attorney Hattie Bratzel. They defended ex-Gov. Robert D. Holmes' ap pointment of O'Hara. Hatfield and his appointee, Appling, were represented by Roy Shields and Lamar Tooze, Portland attorneys. Improper Resignation Thornton said that Hatfield had not resigned properly from his secretary of state office before becoming gover nor, in violation of the Ore gon constitution. He added that Hatfield also had failed to turn over all books, records and moneys to his successor before leaving office as pro vided for in an 1859 statute. Thornton maintained that Hatfield was still legally sec retary of state because he had not resigned unconditionally. This statement brought a question from the bench as to whether he thought Holmes was still governor. Thornton said he had no opinion on that matter except to '. say that Holmes already had vacated his office. , Said Accepted by People Tooze argued that the "peo- pie accepted Hatfield's resig nation" by voting him as gov ernor and that Holmes accept ed it also by appointing O'Hara. He based his argument on the p e o p 1 e's constitutional right to rule. First Bill Signed "It would be most extra ordinary to prevent Hatfield from becoming governor by Holmes rejecting his resigna tion," Tooze said. Holmes had said he couldn't accept Hatfield's letter of resignation on the advice of Thornton that it was not legal. Centennial Theme Of Pear Festival The ; Oregon Centennial theme will be featured in the Pear Blossom Festival this year, John Watkins, president of the association, has an nounced. The annual Pear Blossom Festival will be held April 10, 11 and 12 this year, in conjunction with the spring sports fair sponsored by the Cater Lions club Problems in financing the Festival were discussed at a planning meeting this morn ing. Association members in vited anyone interested in working on the Pear Blossom Festival to attend the meet ing Feb. 2 in the Jackson hotel. Washington (DPD Alaska's congressman, Rep. Ralph J. Rivers (D) has introduced his first bill a Hawaiian state hood bill. per cent for levies and 50 per cent for bonds-of the total votes cast at the preceding general election be cast. "I was rather reluctant to go along with it," Latham said of these limitations. He said it would be difficult to get such a high percentage of people out to vote, especially for a small bond issue. Dr. Sly suggested that the state gear higher education financing to bond issues, La tham reported. Among specific tax propos als, Latham said. Dr. Sly rec ommends removal of the in ventory tax and, ultimately, the personal property tax. He does not recommend removal of the personal property now, Latham explained, since this would place a heavy burden on other tax revenue sources. Dr. Sly also recommended Ite Mis fir Economic Report Airs Confidence For Improvement Washington-fDPIPresident Eisenhower today called for a declaration of war against inflation. In his annual economic report to Congress, he said the nationa has snapped back strongly from last year's recession. Production is up, unemployment is down, and there is "rea son for confidence" that business will show further improve ment in the months ahead, he said.. DELBERT LANDING Named UMC Chairman Landing Selected Campaign Head Of 1959-60 Drive Delbert Landing, 943 Win chester ave., Medford, was elected campaign chairman of the United Medford Crusade for" the 1959-60 drive last night. . Landing is a field represen tative of the First National Bank of Oregon, and moved to Medford from the Portland office in July, 1957. He was born in Ashland in 1926 and was graduatedfrom Ashland High school. He at tended Southern Oregon col lege, spent two years with the Navy in South Pacific during World War II, and was a policeman in Ashland prior to joining the bank. Member of Elks Landing has been a mem ber of the Elk's club in Ash land for 12 years, and is a member of the Medford Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, and the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. He was married to Mauryne Burton in Ashland in Novem ber, 1947, and they have two daughters. They attend the First Presbyterian church, and plan to transfer member ship from Portland. Landing is the youngest man yet chosen chairman of the annual campaign. He said he will rely on those who have previously proved their interest and leadership in the work, and expressed confidence that area residents, would reach the UMC goal for the seventh consecutive year in 1959-60. Little New Ground a 1 per cent gross income tax up to the point where this would intersect with the pres ent scheduled rate, Latham said. And, he said, Dr. Sly rec ommends a reduction in the capital gains tax to lighten the income tax impact on higher income brackets. The gross income tax would broaden'the tax base and pro vide that every employed per son pay something to the sup port of the state. The reduced capital gains tax would en courage more capital invest ment in the state, and thus provide a better climate for industrial expansion. - Dr. Sly also suggests that industrial properties under construction be exempted up to 100 per cent completion or for a maximum of two con secutive years, Latham said. But, the President warned that U.S. economic health is jeopardized by an upward spiral' of wages and prices that continued even during the recession. He appealed to Congress, consumers, business men and especially to labor leaders to join in a "relent less war" against Ihis creep ing inflation. He said that labor leaders, because of the "great power lodged in their hands," have a "particularly critical role to play" in stabilizing living costs and protecting the value of the dollar. Unjustified Wage Increases Urging them to exercise "self-discipline and restraint" in contract demands, the Presi dent said that wage boosts which are not justified by increased productivity are "in evitably inflationary." "They impose severe hard ships on those whose incomes are not enlarged," he said "They endanger jobs by limit ing markets at home and im pairing our capacity to com pete in markets abroad. In short, they are, in the end, self-defeating." Lost Curb Asked Eisenhower called on busi nessmen to "redouble their efforts" to keep production costs down. In setting prices, he said, business should keep in mind the economies fhat can be achieved through mass production and expanding markets. , His appeals to business and labor were buttressed with a warning that if wages and prices cannot be stabilized througn voluntary action, it may be necessary to resort to government controls "which are alien to our traditional way of life." . (Continued on Page 11) Duncan Urges Speed By Representatives Salem-UPD-Speaker Robert Duncan (D-Medford) today urged members of the House of Representatives to get to work immediately on bills they plan to introduce this session. Duncan reminded members of House rule 28 which pro hibits introduction of new bills after the 25th day of the session unless they are appro priations bills or have the ap proval of the Rules and Reso lutions Committee. Ccrsfro Confined To Bed With High Fever Havana -(DPD- Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was con fined to bed in his 23rd story hotel suite today with a high lever and heavy chest con gestion described variously as a "touch of pneumonia" and as a "bad case of grippe." Other tax revenues sources which Dr. Sly believes could be tapped, he said, include a cigarette tax, an ad valorem passenger car tax and a 1 per cent real estate transfer tax. Dr. Sly thinks Oregon will be forced to adopt a consumer sales tax sooner or later but opposes levying it on any par ticular class of product, La tham said. Dr. Sly would definitely approve a general fund sur plus, 5 per cent at least, at the end of each biennium, he stated. Dr. Sly's report points out that while Oregon's per capita taxes are rising its per capita income remains low, and as a result its per capita tax burden exceeds those in other far western states. mm "Go Ahead, Mister Us At ' Three Individuals, 23 Businesses Are Recognized by CC Three individuals and 23 business and industrial firms in Jackson county were rec ognized by the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce at its annual dinner last night. Scrolls of honor ' award were presented to John R. Tomlin, posthumously, for 1957, and to Alfred S. V. Car penter and Helen Bundy Car penter for 1958, for their per sonal leadership in contribut ing to the spiritual and cul tural life of the community. Walter Tomlin, nephew of the late Mr. Tomlin, accept ed the award for his uncle, and Dunbar Carpenter accept ed the awards for Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, who are out of town. Presented in Recognition The awards were presented in recognition of the charit able contributions in this area by Mr. Tomlin and the Car penters. Twenty-three business and industrial firms were recog nized for their vision and con fidence represented by exten sive investments of rebuild ing or remodeling. The i projects were all completed in 1958, chamber officials noted. Additional awards may be made for such projects finished last year if they are brought to the at tention of the board of di rectors. Chamber officials noted that since this is the first year for the progress award, some details still may need adjustment and a policy for mulated to determine the ex- Poll Planned in Phoenix District Phoenix A poll of Phoe nix school district residents will be taken soon to deter mine how they stand on con solidation of the Phoenix dis trict with either Medford or Talent school districts, Ernest James, school superintendent, sa'd today. Ballots will be mailed out by the superintendent's office Feb. 1, James said. A hearing will be held In the Phoenix grade school gymnasium Feb. 4. A panel of school officials and others will discuss and answer ques tions on consolidation with either the Medford school dis trict or the Talent school dis .trict. the superintendent ex plained. An election on consolida tion will be held later and the results will be made avail able immediately to the Jack son county school reorganiza tion board for its considera tion, James said. Washington -40PD- President Eisenhower has nominated Sheldon T. Mills of Portland, Ore., a career diplomat, to be ambassador to Jordan. You Ain't Bothering All" 1 tent of remodeling which would qualify for the award. The total value of the 23 Dusinesses wmcn built or were remodeled is $946,118. chamber officials noted. Grand Jury Indicts Mrs. Maxine Click Mrs. Maxine A. Click, 46, Ashland, was indicted by the county grand jury Monday afternoon for first degree murder, District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder reported. Mrs. Click was scheduled to be arraigned in circuit court before Judge Edward C. Kelly at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Click was arrested by Ashland city police Jan. 6 after she notified them of a shooting. She is charged with shooting her husband, Hous ton James Click, 47, in their Ashland home, Jan. 6. The Ashland woman, moth er of nine children, had pre viously waived her. rights to an attorney and preliminary hearing in district court. She is being held in the county jail without bail. Hatfield Approves Budgets by Holmes Salem (DPD- Gov. Mark Hatfield has advised the Joints Ways and Means com mittee that he has approved 72 budgets presented by re tiring Gov. Robert D. Holmes. The budgets, totaling $14,- 434,375 in general fund ap propriations, amount to about five per cent of the total budget. A total of 104 appropria tions bills reached the Joint Ways and Means committee and have been referred to subcommittees for study. Morse Raps Lack of NW Funds in Ike's Washington Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) today issued the following statement on the President's budget message: "Once again the President's budget message indicates a completely inadequate pro gram of resource development for the Pacific Northwest. "The $20 million requested for John Day dam is one half of the amount that could be used by the Corps of Engi neers for the coming fiscal year and represents further delay in progress on this great multi-purpose project. "Failure of the Administra tion to include one cent for Green Peter dam in Linn county is in furtherance of the Administration'! back Six Cities Bid For Conclave; $300,000 Figure S. F. Mayor Waiting Turn With Proposal Des Moines, Iowa-flJPB-Chi-cago raised its cash offer to day in its scramble to win the 1960 Republican National convention. Stung by its failure to get the Democratic convention, Chicago officials added $50, 000 to their cash bid, bringing the total to $300,000, without much of an increase in the estimated worth of the total package. Leads Delegation Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago led the city's delega tion before the GOP Conven tion Site committee, which is hearing spokesmen for six cities in a two-day round of hearings. Republican Nation al Committeeman Morton H. Hollingsworth and Democrat ic National Committeeman J. M. Arvey also were in the group. Chicago's original offer was $250,000 plus extras said to be worth $104,000. Dropping some of the extras to increase the cash offer, the delegation offered a new package said to be worth $365,500. San Francisco to Bid Mayor George Christopher of San Francisco was waiting to appear before the commit tee with a cash offer of $350, 000 plus other benefits said to be worth an additional $205,000. Some GOP leaders consid ered Chicago and Philadel phia as the strongest contend ers for the convention be cause they would provide a more neutral setting. Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York and Miami Beach also were bidding for the convention. Chicago-ffiPD-A Democratic national committeeman today planned a campaign to sup port his charges that a "dis torted" cash bid led to rec ommendation of Los Angeles as the party's 1960 conven tion site. Committeeman Jacob Ar vey said statements "from Democratic Chairman Paul Butler's office" had "distort ed" Chicago's bid for the con vention by listing it as $250, 000 against a $350,000 bid by Los Angeles. "Actually, Arvey said, "our offer came to over $350, 000, counting $204,000 in oth er benefits." Moreover, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley had prom ised, "if need be, to match any other city's cash offer," he said. Refusing to speculate on why he thought Butler down played Chicago's offer, Arvey said the national chairman "certainly was not neutral." "I don't believe he kept his promise," he said, "to stay out" of influencing the Site committee's selection. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (DPD Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 595.69, up 1.29; 20 railroads 167.20, up 0.63; 15 utilities 92.42, un changed, and 65 stocks 208.14, up 0.44. Sales to day were about 3,680,000 shares compared with - 3, 840,000 shares Monday. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday with val ley fog clearing by Wednesday noon. Continued cool. Low to night 25. High Thursday 42. Temp. Highest Yesterday 47 Lowest this Morning 27 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:09 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:36 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 4:47 a.m. Full Moon Saturday Venus, the brightest planet, sets this evening at 6:05 p.m. Each night for the next four months Venus will set later and a little further north on the horizon. Budget ward looking no starts pol icy. When completed this dam would provide annual bene fits totaling almost $4.5 mil lion per year. That is what would be given up for another year under the .Administra tion's refusal to ask construc tion funds for this project. "There are other major de fects in the budget request which I shall take up before the Appropriations Commit tee of both Houses. "The people of Oregon can be assured that 1 shall con tinue to fight for adequate public works appropriations for our state -despite the fail ure of this Administration to make realistic requests on these projects.
