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MINE FLOOD HOLE This is the cave-in miners and trapping 12 others. Note tele
hole above the coal mine at Pittston, Pa., phone pole which has dropped into the hole
through which the Susquehanna river (at and is supported only by its own wires. Mine
left) poured into the mine, drowning three tunnels extend completely under the river.
Man's Death is
Fourth Traffic
Fatality in Week
"William Henry Durbin, 54,
of 1039 Belle Aire dr.. Grants
Pass, was killed Sunday at
approximately 3:45 p.m. when
the car he was driving struck
an oak tree on the Old Stage
rd., two miles west of Rogue
River, Oregon state police re
ported. His death brings to four the
number of persons killed in
the county in 1959 in traffic
accidents. All four persons
were killed during the last
seven days.
Police said that Durbin was
apparently headed east on
Old Stage rd. when his car
veered left, traveled 120 feet
down the left side of the road
and struck the tree head-on.
Th impact caused the car to
flip over, it was reported, and
it then caught fire. Police said
that two persons who arrived
at the scene of the accident
removed the man from the
vehicle.
A witness, Dennis Moore,
box 279, Gold Hill, told police
that the car was traveling at
a high rate of speed prior to
the accident. Police said that
the engine was driven about
two feet inside the car and
the speedometer was stuck at
75 miles an hour.
. The body was taken to Hull
and Hull Funeral " h o m e,
Grants Pass, pending funeral
arrangements.
At least three others died
In Oregon traffic during the
week end, according to Unit
ed Press International.
Jennifer Helen Gehrig, 6,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Rudy Gehrig of Odell, was
killed Sunday when struck by
a car near the west Hood
River city limits.
Car Hits Pol
Oscar Weston, 48, Independ
ence, was killed shortly after
midnight Saturday when the
car in which he was riding
struck a power pole about
two miles south of Salem on
the Old Sunnyside highway.
Edgar Allen Gildersleeve,
49, Enterprise, was killed Sat
urday when his car and a
truck-trailer collided east of
La Grande.
Veterans Service
Office Commended
Jerry V. Bianconi, Jackson
county veterans service of
ficer, has been commended
by H. C. Saalfeld, director
of the Oregon state depart
ment of veterans affairs, for
his "superior service."
The praise was received In
letter from the department
director to the Jackson county
court.
"I want to thank you for
the superior service rendered
veterans and dependents of
your county by your county
service officer, Jerry V. Bian
coni," the letter stated.
"Mr. Bianconi is considered
one of the outstanding county
service officers in the state,"
Saalfeld wrote. "We have re
ceived many excellent reports
on his assistance to a large
number of people whom he has
contacted. I want to thank the
county court in behalf of these
people for making this service
available."
Statehood for Hawaii
May Find Clear Sailing
"Washington (CPD The Ei
senhower administ ration
wished "bon voyage" today to
a bill which would make the
eight sun-kissed Hawaiian
islands the 50th state of the
union. The outlook for clear
sailing through Congress is
bright.
Endorsed by Seaton
Interior Secretary Fred A.
Seaton, the lead-off witness
at House Interior Commit
tee hearings on the measure,
gave the administration's
endorsement to Hawaiian
statehood.
Congressmen who want Ha
Extension of Draft
Said Essential To
National Security
"Washington - (UPD - Chair
man Carl Vinson of the
House Armed Services Com
mittee said today that a four
year extension of the draft
law was indispensable to our
security.
The Georgia Democrat
made the statement in open
ing hearings on the adminis
tration's proposed extension
bill. His committee called
Charles C. Finucane, assistant
defense secretary for man
power, to testify first.
Approval Predicted
Vinson already has pre
dicted the committee would
approve the bill quickly.
Very little opposition appear
ed to be building up in Con
gress despite protests of some
religious and other groups.
As the hearings began,
there were these other de
velopments: -The U.S. Chamber of
Commerce called for a two
year instead of a four-year
extension. It said the bill also
should be amended to bring
about more drafting of men
between the ages of 18V4 and
21 XA because younger men
"make more efficient, en
thusiastic soldiers."
-The National Council
Against . Conscription urged
that the ' draft be allowed to
expire on June 30. The coun
cil appealed, signed by 58
2,000 Persons
Attend Y Events
More than 2,000 persons
participated in activities at
the Medford Young Men's
Christian association during
YMCA week, according to
Cliff McGinty, chairman oi
the week's activities.
Highlights of the week of
activity were an open house,
annual membership meeting,
YMCA camp reunion and
guest day. More than 500 per
sons viewed the newly paint
ed YMCA facilities and
watched YMCA programs in
action.
The annual meeting was
helrl under the direction of
Carl Brophy, board president,
with new memoers oi xne
board introduced. Dr. Robert
Anderson, Salem, was guest
speaker.
During guest day YMCA
young people were reported
to have taken their friends to
the Y for a day of swimming,
gymnasium activities and
movies.
Other activities held Includ
ed a volleyball clinic, square
dance lessons for beginners,
skin diving exhibition, exhi
bition volleyball, adult square
dancing, family potluck din
ner, teen-age and young "adult
social dances and a church
league basketball game.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
United Press International
New York - (CPD - Dow
Jones closing stock aver
ages: 30 industrials 592.37.
off 3.70; 20 rails 161.12. off
1.54; 15 utilities 91.70, off
0.29; 65 stocks 206.31. off
1.31. Sales today were about
3,980.000 shares compared
with 3,600.000 shares Fri
day. waii to follow Alaska into the
union were confident of
early success. They have set
up a tentative timetable call
ing for House approval by
Easter. March 29.
Opposition Expected
The stiffest opposition was
expected from Chairman
Howard W. Smith (D-Va.) of
the powerful House Rules
Committee which temporarily
sidetracked action on Alaskan
statehood last year. Other
Southern lawmakers also
were expected to fight against
statehood for the Pacific territory.
churchmen, educators and
other leaders, said new
emphasis on space age
weapons made even a stand
by selective service law of
questionable value.
Endorsed by Bridget
-Sen. Styles Bridges (R
N.H.), ranking Republican
member of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, endorsed
the extension. He said that if
the draft had not been in
effect when the United States
entered "World War H, "we'd
have been in a very serious
position."
The administration's bill
would extend to July 1, 1963,
the draft of eligible men be
tween the ages of 18V and
26 for two years of service.
It also would continue until
the same date the draft of
physicians and dentists up to
the age of 35.
Discussion Set
On Dog Control
Members of the county
court will meet with repre
sentatives of . the i Southern
Oregon Humane society at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28,
to discuss the dog control
problem, County Judge Earl
Miller said today.
Mrs. Perry Duncan, secre
tary of the humane society,
invited the county court by
letter to attend the meeting.
The county court received
a complaint from E. L. Cun
ningham, manager of the Bar
View ranch in Eagle Point
that dogs had killed 11 sheep
there. He told the county
court that he had been paid
for the sheep but was con
cerned over the dog problem
in the area.
"I feel that basic control of
this dog situation is needed
at the source," County Judge
Miller said today. "In this
county now there are more
dogs than there are people to
control them."
The county court has dis
cussed the possibility of rais
ing the license fee of un
spayed females to double
what it is now. However,
County Commissioner Ralph
James discovered that state
law limits the fee to $3.
Centennial Party
At Capital Planned
Salem -DPD- Arrangements
for the Centennial celebra
tion in the capitol here Feb.
14th have been worked out
by a bi-partisan committee.
The day will open with an
inter-faith Centennial prayer
breakfast .
A parade is scheduled for
mid-afternoon with Vice-President
Richard Nixon in the
line of march.
Following the parade, there
will be an assembly of both
chambers, open to the public,
in the capitol rotunda for the
purpose of receiving the
greetings of the United States
government from Nixon.
A Centennial ball and a
chefs buffet will conclude the
birthday party here.
UP Traffic Agent
Receives Promotion
Robert D. Toomey, general
traffic agent for the Union
Pacific Railroad in Medford,
has been named assistant to
the traffic manager in Port
land, according to an an
nouncement made Saturday.
Toomey, who has been here
since 1956, suceeds Richard
West. "West is retiring Jan. 31
after 47 years in railroading.
Leland J. Ziesmer, Port
land, will replace Toomey as
general traffic agent for
southern Oregon.
Toomey will report to the
Portland office Feb. 1 and his
wife and son, Dennis, will
move to Portland early next
month.
JAN. 26. 1935
Jacksonville, scene of
some of Oregon's earliest
gold mines, has been taking
on a weird appearance as
40-year-old mine timbers
have given way under the
strain of heavy rains. The
city government is con
templating action against
property owners held re
sponsible for tunneling un
der the streets.
Legislative
Groups Work on
Major Problems
Salem-TOPB-The Oregon Leg
islature rolled smoothly into
its third week today.
Some 401 bills already have
been introduced and the Leg
islature is doing committee
work on major problems like
finance, unemployment com
pensation and government re
organization. The Joint Ways and Means
Committee has been exploring
a request from the Oregon
Centennial Commission for
$2,046,000 and is expected to
act this week on the request.
Budget Studied
Budget proposals made by
ex-Gov. Robert D. Holmes are
being studied by the House
Tax Committee, but no major
bills will be released until
Gov. Mark Hatfield has a
chance to present his pro
gram. Hatfield's program Is ex
pected about Feb. 15.
Hatfield and Joint Ways
and Means Committee Chair
men Alfred Corbett (D-Port-land)
and Keith D. Skelton
(D-Eugene) are expected to
issue a statement on the cen
tennial budget Tuesday.
Sen. Ward Cook D-Port-land)
has suggested an amount
of about $1,790,000. Cook is
chairman of a subcommittee
studying the budget.
Met Again Today
His subcommittee met again
this afternoon to consider
final recommendations on the
centennial budget.
Set for committee discus
sion Tuesday are bills recom
mended by the Legislative In
terim Committee on Judicial
Administration.
Among other things the In
terim committee recommend
ed changes in the juvenile
code. The bills would give
juvenile courts exclusive jur
isdiction over juveniles who
had violated any law or ordi
nance. Fruit Growers
Schedule Meetings
Medford pear growers are
scheduled to meet in the
courthouse this afternoon to
hear various talks on research
work performed locally and
on a state basis. The peach
growers are scheduled to
meet tomorrow afternoon, ac
cording to the county exten
sion agents' office.
Talks this afternoon will
be on various work done
both on local and state levels
with Oregon State college re
search men and Jackson
county horticultural agents
speaking.
The peach meeting, also
sponsored by the county ex
tension office, will start at
1:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Jack
son county courthouse audi
torium. Featured talk will be that
of Grant Merrill, former farm
adviser in California and now
a large orchardist and peach
breeder in Red Bluff, Calif.
Merrill has developed and in
troduced several new peach
varieties which are being
grown locally, according to
Don Berry, county horticul
tural agent.
Warning Signals
Reported Damaged
Seven electric traffic warn
ing signals placed along con
struction work on Corona
ave. by R. A. Heintz company,
Portland, were damaged by
air rifles during the week
end, according to a report
made to Medford police.
Ole Orsen, 806 West Main
st., told investigating officers
the portable signals were lo
cated on Corona ave. between
Morrow and Roberts rds.
Salem-flJPD-Gov. Mark Hat
field has indicated he would
axe legislation lowering the
compulsory school attendance
age from 18 to 16.
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Porter Talked Like Dutch Uncle
To Castro; Changes Suggested
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Washington
Correspondent
Washington "I went to
Cuba because I wanted to talk
like a Dutch uncle to Fidel,"
said Rep. Charles O. Porter
Friday upon his return from a
48-hour trip to Havana.
Porter and Castro had their
talk Thursday night over din
ner. Chiefly, he urged that the
trials now in progress in Ha
vana not be conducted as
spectacles and that civil judg
es replace the military judges
who are conducting them.
Staunch Defender
One of the few members of
Congress to rise to Castro's
defense during a spate of crit
icism on the floor earlier this
week, the Oregon congress
man returned a staunch de
fender of the bearded revolu
tionary leader if not a de
fender of Castro's beard.
Porter said he told Castro
some of his American critics
are "really friendly critics,
such as Wayne Morse, who
was against Batista but is con
cerned about due process in
the trials."
"The critics are well inten
tioned, but uninformed," said
Porter.
Porter said in his talks
with seasoned newspapermen
on the scene and other Amer
icans he found no evidence of
any "miscarriage of justice,
that is where a man was un
Education Board
Asked To Curb
School Standards
Salem-(DPD-The Oregon Sen
ate today adopted a resolu
tion requesting the State
Board of Education to take
no action on enforcement of
school standards until the Leg
islature resolves the question
of constitutionality of the law
permitting the board to im
pose standards on Oregon
schools.
The Senate resolution is
similar to one introduced in
the House.
Sen. Carl Francis (R-Day-ton)
said that a number of
attorneys and the legislative
counsel had questioned the
constitutionality of certain
sections of the standards law.
Yardstick Needed
Francis said that Legisla
tive Counsel Sam Haley had
nninted out that the State Su
preme Court had ruled the
Legislature cannot delegate
powers to regulate on state
aepneies until a definite yard
stick on which standards can
be based is provided.
The Judiciary Committee
will meet with members of
the State Board of-Education
later to study the law.
The Senate oassed House
bill 1075 providing $1,250,000
to cover legislative expenses
of this session as well as ex
penses of interim committees.
Eva Hamilton Confirmed
Appointment of two men,
Douglas McKean and Allan
Hart, both of Portland, by
ex-Gov. Robert D. Holmes, to
the Board of Higher Educa
tion was confirmed by a unan
imous vote.
The Senate also confirmed
the appointment of Ralph B.
Stuller, Coquille publisher
and Mrs. Eva Hamilton, Med
ford, as members of the State
Board of Education. Both have
been serving several months.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Generally cloudy
with occasional light rain in the
valleys and snow above 4.000
feet through Tuesday. Patchy
valley tog Tuesday morning.
Low tonight 38. High Tuesday
50. TEMP.
Highest Yesterday ... 52
Lowest This Morning 40
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today
Sunrise tomorrow
Moonrise tonight
5:16 p.m.
7:31 a.m.
7:54 p.m.
Jan. 31
Last Quarter
PROMINENT STAR
Regrulus, leads the Moon.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Venus, sets 6:21 p.m.
Mars, high in south 7:14 p.m.
Jupiter, rises 3:10 a.m.
Saturn, rises 5:53 a.m.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1959
justifiably convicted and exe
cuted, or where there was a
lack of elementary due pro
cess in the trials."
By elementary due process,
Porter said he meant the ac
cused were confronted by
their accusers, were allowed
to testify in their own behalf
and to have defense attorneys.
He pointed out that instead of
the jury system, which is an
Anglo-Saxon legal practice
which has not been used in
Latin America, they try the
case before a panel of judges.
No Blood Bath
"This is no blood bath,"
Porter said. "A blood bath is
when people are lined up and
killed wantonly. There is
nothing wanton about these
executions. In these trials
they are taking only those
charged with murder and tor
ture." Porter said he had earlier
urged Castro to hold trials in
public so newsmen could ob
serve the procedures, "but he
went too far, holding them in
a stadium that seats 17,000."
He said he suggested a smaller
place where a pool of news
men, but not all of the 300 or
400 newsmen now in Cuba,
could cover the trials.
Porter was one of two
members of Congress to go to
Havana at Cuba's invitation.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
(D-N.Y.), also went. Others, in
cluding Sen. Morse, rejected
"Be Glad He's Hibernating There's
Been Talk That He Was Dead"
Congress Warned
Not To Over-Insure
On War
Washington (DPD Adm. Ar
leigh Burke, Chief of Naval
Operations, warned Congress
today not to "over-insure" the
nation against the "remote
possibility" of a general war.
Burke and Navy Secretary
Thomas S. Gates Jr., stressed
the continuing threats of
"limited wars" in testimony
before the Senate Armed
Services Committee.
Under conditions of nuclear
parity, Russia and the United
States have reached a point
where each knows the other
can inflict "unacceptable dam
age on the other," Burke said.
He said that as long as this
country maintains its ability
to retaliate, general war is
only a remote possibility.
"We can expect that limited
wars will be instigated by or
exploited by the Soviets to
further the policy of constant
probing and pressure which
characterizes their expansion
ist efforts," he added.
Both Burke and Gates
stressed the need for sea
power in their closed-door
testimony, a censored version
of which was made public.
Other congressional devel
opments: Housing: Mayors of six ma
jor cities urged Congress to
similar invitations. Some 350
U.S. newsmen also went on
what was called "Operation
Truth" by the Cuban govern
ment. Porter said he made these
additional points in his talks
with Castro:
He asked why there are
two governments - that of
Castro and his military men
who are only supposed to be
performing police duties, and
that of the Castro-appointed
provisional president, Manuel
Urrutia? He asked Castro
when hew as going to leave.
He suggested Castro with
draw for about a month of
rest and reflection and permit
the provisional government
to function.
Works 20 Hours a Day
"As it is now, everybody
comes to him for decisions.
He works 20 hours a day,"
Porter said. "I told him 'If
you want your government to
work, you've got to withdraw.
You must refuse to inter
vene." He urged Castro and his
forces to shave or trim their
beards and take off their fa
tigues, the uniform of the reb
el fighters who descended
from the hills of Oriente prov
ince to overthrow the Batista
dictatorship.
He urged Castro to confer
with the other democratic
leaders of Latin nations such
as Colombia, Venezuela, Cos
ility
enact a 10-year, $6 billion
slum clearance program. They
told the Senate Banking Com
mittee that the administra
tion's six-year, $1,350,000,000
program would not do the
job.
Airports: The Federal Avia
tion Agency told the Senate
Aviation Subcommittee the
nation will have to spend
$1,299,695,000 on airport con
struction during the next four
years. It recommended that
the administration pay $200
million of this bill.
Annual Dinner Set
Wednesday Evening
The annual Medford Junior
Chamber of Commerce Dis
tinguished Service Award
dinner will be held Wednes
day, Jan. 28, at the Rogue
Valley Country club. The
award dinner will be an
nounced at that time from a
list of six area men who have
been nominated by valley
groups.
Salem-(UPD-A bill is being
prepared for introduction to
reimburse legislators for act
ual out of pocket expense in
curred in the performance of
legislative duties during the
interim between sessions.
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ta Rica and of the American
commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
Porter, long an advocate of
a change in American policy
which would express friend
liness for Latin democracies
and only cool correctness to
ward dictators, said he is con
fident Cuba is on the way
back to democracy. It is al
ready a democracy in the
sense that civil liberties have
been restored, he said, but
self-government will take a
little longer until the citizens
have been registered for vot
ing and parties have been re
organized to play their custo
mary role in democratic pro
cesses. For Democracy
"It's not a case of being for
Castro or for Batista, but for
democracy. I think the terror
and thievery used by Batista
are not the way to run a gov
ernment. There is no evidence
of atrocities committed by
Castro. His men didn't shoot
prisoners, as Batista's forces
did. I am confident his proce
dures are just. There have
been some acquittals. And one
of Castro's men who shot a
man unjustifiably is now In
jail awaiting trial," Porter
said.
Porter said he plans to re
turn for another visit with
Castro next month when he
has been invited to speak in
Santiago.
Pope John Calls
New Offensive To
Unite Churches
Vatican City-fflPD-Pope John
XXIII launched the Roman
Catholic world today on a new
offensive to win back the
Eastern Orthodox and West
ern Protestant churches into
the church of Rome.
He called t n e church's
1,800 cardinals, archbishops,
bishops, patriarchs and other
top spiritual leaders to the
Vatican for the first ecumeni
cal council in 89 years.
An ecumenical council is
the most important meeting
of church leaders in Roman
Catholic dogma. Only 20 have
been held in the history of the
church and ecumenical de
crees passed with the Pope's
approval are considered in
fallible. No Dale Set
The Pope did not set a date
for the council, but Vatican
sources said it probably would
be held this year. They said
several months of intense pre
paration would be needed be
fore the gathering could take
place.
Pope John announced the
forthcoming council in a
speech to 21 cardinals Sunday
during" a visit to the Rome
Basilica of St. Paul outside
the Vatican.
In addition to calling the
council, the Pope, as bishop
of Rome, summoned a dio
cesan synod for the city to
discuss the "grave problems"
and "increasing menaces" to
the spiritual life of the faith
ful. New York-fljPD-Leaders of
Protestant and Orthodox
Christian churches expressed
deep interest today in Pope
John's announcement that he
will call a council for church
unity.
Belgian Congo Residents
Arm in Wake of Uprising
Matadi, Belgian Congo-rtlPD-
European residents began buy
ing revolvers today and po
lice blanketed the area with
strict control in the wake of
a surprise demonstration by
Africans demanding independ
ence from Belgium.
Three Hospitalized
Two Africans and one Eu
ropean police officer were
hospitalized following Sun
day's riot by nearly 1,000 per
sons led by members of the
A b a k o political movement
which sparked the Leopold
villa riots three weeks ago.
Pennsylvania,
Ohio Sections
In Storm's Path
Snowfall Extends
To New England
By United Press International
A snow storm swept out of
the Midwest into the East to
day, bringing new woes to
residents of flood devastated
sections of Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
Up to five Inches of snow
was expected at Meadville in
the hard-hit northwestern
Pennsylvania flood region.
Three to five inches of snow
blanketed western Pennsyl
vania Sunday, including four
inches at Erie, and one to
three inches fell in the south
portion of the state.
Although floodwaters reced
ed rapidly in Ohio and Penn
sylvania after four days of de
struction, the new snow ham
pered utility workers trying
to restore power and plug
breaks in gas and water lines.
Lesser snowfall amounts
hit northern Ohio and rain
fell in some southern areas,
slowing the efforts of flood
victims in their struggle to
clean up properties and re
sume normal living.
Close Mine Hole
Rescue workers at Pittston,
Pa., closed a gaping hole in
the Susauehanna river
through which floodwaters
poured into an anthracite
mine, trapping 12 miners un
derground. There was little
hope the miners would be
found alive.
Damage in the seige of
snow storms and floods which
began last Tuesday climbed to
more than $100 million. Flood
waters forced more than 25,
000 persons from their homes
and more than 100 persons
died in weather connected ac
cidents. Snow amounts ranging
from two to 12 inches pushed
across the northern tier of
states from the Rockies to
New England Sunday, and a
band of freezing rain slicked
highwaysin Missouri and
Kansas.
Cold Air Moves East
A cold air mass following
on the heels of the snow sent
the mercury plunging to 17
below zero early today at
Lone Rock, Wis., and 15 be
low at Wausau, Wis. Temper
ature drops of 20 degrees or
more were common in the
Central Plains, upper Missis
sippi valley, the Great lakes,
the Ohio valley and parts of
New England.
Snow ranging from six
inches to a foot or more rang
ed through western Nebraska
into the mountains of western
Wyoming. Two to three inches
of new snow made driving
hazardous in Chicago and
forced a plane carrying Presi
dent Arturo Frondizi of Ar
gentina to circle the city for
an hour before landing at
snowswept Midway airport.
Milwaukee officials declar
ed a second snow emereencv
within a week as five inches
of snow fell on the city.
Pendleton Lawyer
Mentioned as Judge
Portland - (UPD - The name
of John F. Kilkenny, Pendle
ton attorney, popped up today
as a possibility for the vacant
federal judgeship position
here.
Kilkenny was reported to
have been checked recently
by the FBI, a routine step in
conection with federal ap
pointments. Earlier, Cricuit
Judge Charles Redding of
Portland, who finished first
in a State Bar poll, also was
reported to have been check
ed. Robert Mautz, Oregon GOP
national committeeman, had
no comment on how the ap
pointment might go.
The position pays $22,500
a year.
ne port population re
turned calmly but uneasily to
work today. A curfew which
kept citizens off the streets all
night was lifted at 4:30 a.m.
All Africans entering the Eu
ropean section of the city or
the dock area had their iden
tity cards checked at road
blocks set up by police.
Dockers Fail to Appear
Those who could not prove
they had business or work in
the areas were turned back.
About 10 per cent of the Afri
can dockers failed to show up
for work at alL