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Kirasiw Pre ' ' " Dulles Believes Big Four Parley In Spring Timely Secretary Warns On Russian Efforts Washington -JUPD- Secretary of State John Foster Dulles aid today it would be timely to have a Big Four foreign ministers conference sometime this sDrine on European and German problems, including Berlin. At the same time, Dulles warned that Russia is trying hard to delude the United States into thinking it wants to end the cold war. Actually, he said, the Soviet is seeking military and political advan tages. As for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting, he told his news conference, there is al ways a possibility of persuad ing the Communists into mak ing agreements which do not give undue advantages or dis advantages to either side. Cites Past Agreements Dulles cited the Korean armistice, the Austrian peace treaty and last year's Soviet American agreement on cul tural exchanges as evidences of worthwhile agreements that have been reached between the East and West. Dulles said the worth of a Big Four foreign ministers meeting would depend on whether the Russians are will- ins to discuss German and European problems on a broad basis or make the ef fort, as they have in the past, to restrict the talks to items on which they alone are in terested. Dulles made it clear, how ever, that the U.S. is willing to settle for a generalized agenda without insisting as he sometimes has in the past, that all items be listed in de tail before the meeting. Two Arrested for Illegal Cutting Stell Deloss Loney, 35, for merly of Klamath Falls, was arrested Jan. 21 in San Fran cisco by federal bureau of in vestigation agents for unlaw fully removing Christmas trees from the Rogue River National forest between Lake of the Woods and Four Mile lake. It was reported that Loney and his partner, Gordon Charles McKay, of Klamath Falls, will be prosecuted in federal court- for stealing Christmas trees on land owned by the federal government. According to forest service personnel, the theft in this par ticular area concerns approxi mately 600 Shasta fir trees. Shasta fir brings $1 or more per tree for Christmas pur poses but, it was stressed, many of the trees cut were potential timber trees, and therefore would have more value than Christmas trees Illegal cutting of trees on government land also was re ported last month on the Butte Falls district where about 1,000 Shasta firs were cut and in the Green Springs area where 500 trees were cut on bureau of land manage ment land. Other illegal cut ting were reported on private land in various parts of the county. Forest service and FBI of ficials are still investigating the Butte Falls and Green Springs cuttings. Ashland Chamber Hears Talk on What Is America Ashland - A total of 104 persons attended the annual Ashland Chamber of Com merce banquet at the Plaza cafe last night. Speaker was Dr. Orlo M. Breese, public relations rep resentative for the National Association of Manufacturers, who spoke on, "What is Amer ica." He stressed the belief that the government doesn't owe anybody a living. Suc cess, he said, depends on the individual and the road to suc cess is paved by failures. Speaking on government in general and inflation, Dr. Breese pointed out that in 1917 the national budget went over $1 billion. During the 42 intervening years, the nation al population increased 74 per cent and the federal budget i -reased 7,100 per cent. The "rn to a sound government the financial aspect is t": ? "trident on the people, he noted. Ed Singmaster, master of ceremonies, reviewed the "What Do We Do Now, Samson?" DEte To Ask Change fin Y-IK1 Labor Law Washington -(DPD- President Eisenhower will ask Congress Wednesday to amend the Taft Hartley Law to curb labor racketeering. Republican con gressional leaders disclosed today. Eisenhower outlined for the lawmakers at a 2Vi-hour con ference at the White House the over-all labor legislation program he will send to Con gress. Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen (III.) and House Leader Charles A. Halleck (Ind.) said the President felt amendments were needed to the Taft-Hartley Law to deal with secondary boycotts and extortionate picketing. Hearings Reopened Meanwhile, the Senate Rackets committee reopened hearings on ' labor misdeeds with the spotlight again on the teamsters. , William J. Rumminger, a commission agent for the Douglas Trucking Lines of Highways Glazed By Eastern Storms By United Press International A storm belt girding the na tion's midsection glazed high ways with freezing rain, snow and sleet from the Southern Plains to the mid-Atlantic. However, the precipitation produced no further flood threats to Ohio and Pennsyl vania where swollen rivers continued to drop. Flood refugees were return ing to their water-damaged homes and states of emer wnpv were lifted in most o stricken communities. The treacherous ice storm broke ouUMonday night in a band stretching from Kansas to Oklahoma across Northern Arkansas- and Missouri and into the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic states. Bill Permits Job By Convicted Person Salem-UPD-A bill introduc ed in the Oregon House today would permit courts to re lease a person convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to jail to continue his employ ment while serving time. The bill authorizes county sheriffs to collect wages of the prisoner and pay his bills including board. year's accomplishments by the chamber, which included active support of the recrea tion areas on the Howard Prairie and Emigrant reser voir sites and support of an Ashland economic develop ment commission. Ashland Mayor Richard Niel spoke on the city's ac complishments which have in cluded development of better traffic control, new highway work and new lighting. Members of the Ashland chamber 1958 board of direc tors recognized during the dinner were Clarence Bell, president; Dr. Bill Sampson, Graam Dean, Eldon Scrip ter, Jim Osburn. Harold Buck, Bill Slack, Elliot Mot schenbacher, Phil Windsor, Herschel Scott, E. E. Mc Laughlin and Ernest Tischau ser. New president Motschen bacher was recognized with the new board of directors which include Gene Leidigh, Fay Greenwade and Emmet Whitham. Detroit, testified that he paid $19,711 in commissions to teamster official Roland Mc- Masters, for helping him in crease his business. Rumming' er testified after McMasters, business agent of Detroit Lo cal 299. invoked the Fifth Amendment to. avoid answer ing questions. Committee counsel Robert F. Kennedy said McMasters was one of a number of Mid west teamsters who had truck ing company interests, raising a question about enforcement of union contracts. Other congressional news: Defense: ' Gen. Thomas D. White, Air Force chief of staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that abil ity to destroy the Soviet war machine is the only deterrent to limited Soviet . aggression and a "devastating nuclear at tack upon the United States. His second in command, Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, told the House Armed Services Com mittee that any all-out nu clear war would be decided in two or three days. Draft Said Needed Draft: Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Army chief of staff, said the Army cannot mam- tain a strength of 870,000 men without a four-year ex tension of the draft requested by the administration. The Navy, Marines and Air Force told the House Armed Serv ices Committee they need the draft law to stimulate volun teers. Depressed areas: Thirty nine senators of both parties challenged the President's economy campaign with a bill calling for a $375 million pro gram of aid to depressed areas. The administration has recommended $55 million. Hatfield Asks Poll On Circuit Judgeship Salem -UPD- Gov. Mark Hat field, today said he has asked for a Bar Association poll naming at least three persons for consideration for the Cir cuit judgeship to be vacated in the Crook-Deschutes-Jeffer son district. Circuit Judge Ralph S Hamilton has announced he is resigning. Army Plans To Fire Moon Rocket Feb. 28 Cape Canaveral, Fla.-dTD The Army plans to fire its second moon rocket Feb. 28 in another attempt to send a J 3-pound payload skimming past the moon like Russia's Lunik, it was learned today. Durno Receives Ovation in Senate Salem ICPD Sen. Edwin R. Durno (R-Medford), was given an ovation by the state Senate Monday on the the occasion of his 60th birthday. WEATHER FOREC AST: Cloudy with rain through Wednesday. Occasional gusty southerly winds and pe riods of partial clearing. Low tonight 40. High Wednesday 54. Temp. Highest Yesterday 49 Lowest This Morning 43 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today, .10. Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:18 p.m. 7:30 a.m. Sunrise tomorrow Moonrise tonight . 9:02 p.m. Last Quarter Saturday PROMINENT STARS Square of Pegasus, in the west 7:28 p.m. Alpheratz, the highest and brightest star of this figure, is 90 light years away. T Price 10 Cents Medford 14 Pagej MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1959 No. 265 Work Starts on Clearing Site for New Sports Center Bowling Alley To Be First Building Work started this week on clearing an 18-acre site along Highway 99 south of Medford for a sports and recreation development. . The center, which will in clude a bowling alley, roller skating rink, and other recrea tion facilities, is being devel oped by a corporation of Medford. men who are provid ing financial backing, accord ing to John Weisbrod, Med ford realtor who handled the transaction. The site is across the high way from the department of motor vehicles building. The corporation has 445 feet of highway frontage, and the state highway department last week approved proposed ac cess roads to the development, Alley To Be First Weisbrod said the bowling alley will be constructed first. The initial investment in the center is expected to be about $175,000, with additional in vestments added in the future, In addition to the bowling alley, the corporation also plans a roller skating rink, and possibly a swimming pool, tennis courts and dance hall. Earlier Weisbrod said the corporation planned to invest about $350,000 in the site within the near future. The property formerly was owned by Clyde C. Pittenger. Prizes Offered In Mothers' March Occupants of three resi dences in Medford, to be se lected at random, will receive gifts Thursday night during the Mothers' March, it was announced today by Mrs. H L. Gilbert, city March chair man. Gifts are being contributed by Gilman's Dairy, Quality Market and Robinson Broth ers Men's store. Winning resi dences will be selected by members of the city police department, who will select houses at random and, if when arriving, they find a porch light burning, the occupants will receive the gift. A burning porch light or a candle in a window will indicate desire to have marching mother call at the home for a contribution to the March of Dimes. The march will take place between 7 and 8 p.m. Persons who are missed by the marchers may call SP 3-3111 and a messenger will be dispatched to pick up the contribution, Mrs. Gilbert said. Washington-ttJPD- Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) said to day the administration's pro posed airport aid program does not approach what is re quired to bring the nation's airports up to date. ACTOR AFIRE Real life excitement and bedlam occurred on the set of "Solomon and Sheba" in Madrid, Spain, when Spanish ac tor Luis Santana's clothing caught fire when he bumped against a hanging brazier (left) during attempted assassination of Gina Lol- State Centennial Budget Approved; Has'D Salem-(UPD-By a unanimous vote of members of the Joint Ways and Means Committee, an appropriation of $1,790,000 for the Oregon Centennial was approved and sent to the House today as a committee bill with a "do pass" recommendation. ' Just before Rep. Keith Skelton (D-Eugene), co-chairman of the Committee, called for a vote on the bill, he read a joint statement by Gov. Mark Hatfield and the co-chairmen of Ways and Means approving the Centennial appropriation and urging support of the centennial by all Oregon citizens. Skelton requested that the bill be expedited to final passage by action in the House and Senate without return of the bill to committee. The Centennial Commis sion requested $2,046,313 but the subcommittee to which the bill was referred reduced this to the $1,790,000 figure after being assured by Cen tennial officials that the dif ference between what was asked and the actual appro priation could be raised by private subscription. Fire Protection Moreover, the legislators were assured that $60,000 would be spent to provide adequate fire protection as de manded by the state fire mar shal and that the Centennial Commission would pay the costs of a natural resource exhibit. In the joint statement is sued by Hatfield and the two cochairmen, Skelton and Sen. Alfred Corbett, it was pointed out that the Centennial is be ing carried forward with modest appropriation from state funds. "This is possible, thanks to the unselfish efforts of counties, cities, communities, businesses, farm and labor groups, as well as other citi zens, working without com pensation," the statement said. Any monies left in the Cen tennial fund at the conclusion of the celebration will revert to the general fund. Orr Elected to Legion Position Eugene Orr was elected re gional vice chairman for the 11 western states of the Amer ican Legion National Rehabil itation commission at a meet ing in Long Beach, Calif., last week end. At the meeting, Orr was dis cussion leader on the Veter ans administration budget, and on management and in formation services. He said the new VA budget is re ported to be the most favor able in several years from the standpoint of providing veterans hospital care, patient care and staffing funds in creased. Orr plans to attend the na tional meeting of the rehabili tation commission in Wash ington in March, at which time findings of the regional meeting will be presented lobrigida (left, in horror and to snatch the rescued with remain in the ' 1 1" jfsS mw- 53rd Year Tribune o Pass' Tag Measure To Tax House Trailers Found Favorable Salem - (UPD - A proposed trailer tax under study by the House Tax Committee drew generally favorable comment from various groups at a hear ing here Monday. The tax would be 2 per cent of 85 per cent of the wholesale, value of the trailer. A $6 registration fee also would be required. State Sen. Monroe Sweet land (D-Milwaukie) told the Committee he estimated that less than half the trailers in the state were now located by assessors and on the tax rolls. Said Too High There are some 70,000 trail ers in the state. Rep. Clarence Barton (D Coquille), chairman, said the object of the tax was to put owners of mobile homes on an equivalent basis with other home owners who pay prop erty taxes. Richard Firman of the Ore gon Mobile Home Owners As sociation said he thought the tax should be IV2 per cent rather than 2 per cent. Tax Commission Secretary Richard Eymann said the yearly tax on a $10,000 trail er would run about $120, con siderably less than the amount collected on a $10,000 home, if the bill passes with the 2 per cent figure. Most Are Homes Oregon county assessors gen erally favor the bill with the exception that they think the depreciation schedule is too rapid. The committee promised to study this problem. About 85 per cent of Ore gon's 70,000 trailers are homes rather than travel trailers used only occasion ally. The travel trailers now have to pay a $15 license fee and committee members said they thought the new bill would not increase this amount too much. Portland (DPD The city council has approved logging of about $480,000 worth of virgin timber on Portland's Bull Run water reserve. background). Gina drew back another actor sprang forward blazing robes. Santana was minor burns. The scene will picture. Direct Challenge For Peaceful East-West Battle Victory Over Capitalism Aim Moscow -(UPD- Premier Ni kita S. Khrushchev launched the Soviet Union today on an economic offensive designed to overtake the United States before 1970. He aimed at a victory of Communism over capitalism by industrial might alone. But he also disclosed the Soviet Union is militarily strong with "massive production of intercontinental ballistic mis siles" underway. He did not explain what he meant by that phrase. Accuracy Said Proven Khrushchev declared that the Soviet success in launch ing the cosmic rocket proved the U.S.S.R. can launch rock ets accurately to any point on earth. . But the main point of Khrushchev's major address to the 21st congress of the Soviet Communist party was a direct challenge for a peace ful economic battle between East and West, which he seemed certain the Moscow camp would win. With military forces of both sides cancelled out by nuclear stalemate, the Soviet Premier indicated economic power would be enough to insure the eventual triumph of Commua ism over capitalism. Urges Peace Treaty Khrushchev also: -Keiterated Russia s posi tion on Berlin without indi eating he has budged at all since Nov. 27 when western withdrawal from the city was demanded. -Expressed utmost priority for a German peace treaty be cause he said Western Ger many is being turned into a nuclear rocket base. -Predicted Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan's American tour can lead to improvement of Soviet-American relations. -Said disarmament and ces sation of nuclear tests remain major goals of Soviet foreign policy. -Said there are ideological differences between the Sov iet Union and the Middle East countries, particularly the United Arab Republic, but added both sides have a joint interest in the struggle against "imperialists." Southern Pacific Reports Income . San Francisco -(DPD South ern Pacific Transportation System reported today that net income for the system and solely controlled affiliates last year amounted to $55,767,313, or $6.16 a share. This compar ed with 154,507,686, or $6.02 a share in 1957. Donald J. Russell, SP presi dent credited the gain, in the f?ce of the first-half year busi ness recession, to increased ef ficiency resulting from the railroad's substantial capital improvement programs, a di versity of services to attract business and cost conscious ness throughout the system. He said SP was looking for ward to 1959 with "cautious optimism." TODAY In Oregon History (A Centennial Feature) JANUARY 27. 1921 ' Anna Pavlova more than justified the announcements that she is at the top of her career in her appearance to night at the Heilig in Port land, and her performance in company with the Ballet Russe was loudly acclaimed. College Student Shoots Dispute With Hubbard, Ore. - (UPD - A brown - haired, brown - eyed psychology major at UCLA was in jail today following the shooting of her father, a Hubbard area motel owner. Admits Shooting State police said the girl, 21-year-old Moira Jean Sweet en, admitted critically wound ing her father with a .22 cal iber rifle following an argu ment. The father, James J. Sweet IT'S ALL OVER NOW Jose Tavarez is trying to comfort his wife, Doraliza, in a New York police station after their 23-day-old son, John, had been kidnaped by his baby sitter. The infant was found alive and well toGay, five days after the kidnaping. !ew York Bnfan Found Alive, Well New York (DPD Police found 28-day-old Johnny Ta varez alive and well today and arrested a young mother of three, who had a recent miscarriage, as his kidnaper. Johnny's jubilant parents said they were "very, very happy" to have their baby back after more than four days of pleading and praying for his return. Found Near Home The child was recovered in a basement apartment only seven blocks from the scene of the kidnaping as the result of a tip from the Spanish-language newspaper, El Diario, po lice said. Johnny was abduct ed last Thursday afternoon from the Tavarez apartment on Manhattan's West Side. Work Starts on Culvert Cleaning Jackson county road crews started cleaning and clearing culverts on Anderson creek rd. today, County Judge Earl Miller reported. Friday the county court re ceived a petition from 11 property owners of the An derson Creek rd. area asking that the work be done. The county court inspected the condition Friday. The petition said the cul verts fail to carry the volume of water necessary during rainy weather. Water floods outside the stream channel and results in severe damage to nearby lands and proper ties, the petitioners com plained. Considerable damage also has resulted to county and private roads, it was noted. Petitioners also recommend ed that the present structures be replaced with concrete bridges for a permanent solu tion to the problem. 'War Criminal' Guilty in Cuba Havana -(DPD- Maj. Pedro Morejon Valdes, second "war criminal" to be tried here, was sentenced to death early today after an all-night trial A three-man revolutionary tribunal found Morejon guilty of assassination, theft and other crimes despite the fact that only about a third of the 55 witnesses called against him were able to offer first hand testimony about his al leged crimes or to identify him as their perpetrator. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York - (I'PD - Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 594.66, up 2.23; 20 railroads 163.65. off 0.42; 15 utilities 91.58. off 0.08, and 65 stocks 20S.61, up 0.33. Sales today were about 3,480,000 compared with 3,980,000 shares Monday. Mother at Hubbard Motel en, 46, suffered an abdominal wound and was taken to Sa lem General Hospital where he underwent surgery. The shooting occurred about 12:55 p.m. Monday following an argument between Miss Sweeten and her mother at an auto court three miles north of here, state police said. Sgt. James Darby said Sweeten returned home from an errand and after learning of the argument went into the house to find his daughter. He The confessed kidnaper was Mrs. Ascuncion Ortiz, 25. She told police she had been pregnant since last May and had lost her child by miscar riage within the past 10 days. Thus, she said, she was able to pass off little Johnny, as her own baby. Mrs. Ortiz, a short, heavy- set woman, said she fooled her husband, her in-laws, and her own relatives by telling them the baby was delivered by police while she was alone in her apartment. A police spokesman said her husband, Angel Ortiz, believed her story and never suspected that Johnny was the kidnaped Ta varez child. Positive Identification Johnny was positively iden tified by his jubilant parents, Doraliza Tavarez, 31, and her husband, Jose, 30. The baby's footprints proved to be iden tical with those taken at Met ropolitan Hospital when he was born. Chief of Detectives James Leggett said Mrs. Ortiz would be charged with kidnaping but no charges would be lodged against her husband "because we have no reason to suspect him." Family Aid Bill Offered in Senate Salem -(DPD- State aid for families rendered needy by catastrophic illness or injury is provided in a bill intro duced today by Sen. Carl Francis (R-Dayton). The bill carries an appropri ation of $500,000 to cover the cost of making payments and covering administration of the act. The bill defines "catastro phic illness or injury" as a case where medical care and medicines consume one-half or more of a family's annual in come. Sens. R. F. Chapman (D Coos Bay) and Jean Lewis CD Portland) joined in introduc ing a bill making it unlawful to abandon a dog or a cat. Vi olation of the law would re sult in a fine of not less than $25 or more than $500. Animal Husbandry Chief Quits Post Salem (LTD- M. E. Knicker bocker, chief of the division of animal husbandry of the State Department of Agricul ture, announced his resigna tion today to take an overseas job. Knickerbocker, head of the division since 1946, will re port Feb. 24 to Washington, D. C, for a training course and then leave to be a farm ad viser in a South American country. Frank McKennon, director, said he hoped to be able to announce a replacement in a few days. Father After was shot as he was about to step into a bedroom. The girl was held on a charge of assault with a dan gerous weapon. Girl Said 111 After the shot was fired, the girl called police. Officers said the girl had been home from school for the past month because of ill ness. She worked part-time as a counselor for the Los An geles County Juvenile Depart ment while at UCLA.
