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IFove AmmeirkoirD Qh eDeosed by Igeds emnnxsiffi) Heidelberg, Germany Five American soldiers held by the East German Commu nists were released today. U. S. Army in Europe Headquarters announced the men were turned over to American officials near Herleshausen. Their release was arranged by the Ameri can and East German Red Cross organizations, an Army spokesman said. The men released included Lt. Richard Mackin, 21, Wash ington, D. C; Sp4C Kenneth! president of the East German with the East Germans fuel. He was forced to bail maneuver area at the time. Carlson disappeared in Ber lin Nov. 27 and Hayes drop ped out of sight Dec. 26. Noth ing was known about the cir cumstances of their disap pearances, but it was feared they had strayed into the Soviet zone and were being held by the East Germans. Bell apparently wandered into East Germany Nov. 25 on Berlin's elevated railway when he passed his West Ber lin station. Carlson is stationed with the 8th Infantry Division in Bad Kreuznach. Bell and Hayes both are attached to the 6th Infantry in West Ber lin. Mackin's known retention by the East Germans caused another East-West cold war incident. V. S. officials felt the East Germans were hold ing the officer in an attempt to force the U. S. to negotiate with their regime and thus imply recognition. Mackins wife, Kathleen, was jubilant at hearing news of her husband's release. At her home near Hanau, outside Frankfurt, she said "It's won derful. I wasn't expecting this today." She said she would start preparing a big dinner for her husband right away. The Mackins have one child, a 2-year-old boy. G. Carlson, San Leandro, Calif.; Pvt. Elwyn E. Bell, Hill City, Kan.; and Pvt. James W. Hayes, Baltimore, Md. The fifth was believed to be Pvt. Melvin Hampton, of the 6th Infantry Unit in Ber lin. Release of the Americans was negotiated by Robert Wilson, director of the Ameri can Red Cross in Europe, in talks with Ludwig Werner, Red Cross. The Red Cross organiza tions were asked to negotiate because the United States does not recognize the Com munist East German govern ment and will not deal with it. The U. S. repeatedly de manded the men's release in protests to Soviet authorities in East Germany. The Soviets rejected the demands saying the U. S. had to deal directly Mackin had been held by the East Germans since Dec. 3 when his small L19 airplane strayed over the border into East Germany and ran out of out into the hands of the Communists. The 3rd Arm ored Division pilot was on a routine liaison flight from Frankfurt to the Grafenwoehr 53rd Year Price 1 0 Cents Medford Tribune 26 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1959 No. 273 Lack of Seen Cause of Air Crash Federal Probers Study Wreckage Where 65 Died New York -UPD- Teams of federal investigators were ex amining every detail of the crashed American Airlines turbo-prop airliner in which 65 of the 73 aboard died. Pre liminary reports indicated lack of altitude aids and height perception . difficulties over water may have caused the crash. The sleek Electra 188, one of American's newest jet age airliners, crashed in the water while on an instrument ap proach to La Guardia field over the East river just before midnight Tuesday. It was landing in fog and drizzle on a flight from Chi cago with a veteran pilot at the controls. It dropped into the river 4,000 feet short of runway 22 known as the "back door" approach to the field. Some pilots have re ported it is like playing Rus sian roulette to land by in struments on that runway. Only Eight Survive Only nine survivors were pulled from the icy waters of the river by a crew of a tug which happened to be in. the area. One of them later died and four were reported in critical condition, e Teams of Federal Aviation Agency investigators under Joseph O. Fluet, regional in vestigator of the Civil Aero nautics Board, swung into action Wednesday as parts of the twisted wreckage of the plane were brought up from the river by crane. Fluet said no conclusions had been arrived at but the investigations uncovered these facts: No Glide-Slope Beam -Runway 22 was not equipped with a glide-slope radio beam which allows a pilot to gauge his elevation It did have a directional beam which the pilot was using to line up with the runway. Some runways at La Guardia have both electronic aids. -There were no approach lights on the water which borders the field. The landing lights of the runway start at the runway's wateredge head -Reports indicate a pilot landing over water, especi ally calm water, at night often suffers complete loss of depth perception. He often be lieves he is higher than he is Local Man Could Dig Up Elephant; Recalls Location of Burial Ashland isn't the only place that has elephant fos sil, according to Leonard Ray, Ross Lane, Medford, and he says that he could go dig one up right now if anyone asked him to. Ray, a long-time resident of the valley, said he re members back in 1909 when , a cow elephant belonging to Barnum and Bailey circuis . died and was buried off West Main si., near Colum- ; bus, not many blocks from ; downtown Medford. The old circus grounds were located in that vicinity. Ray said there must be a number of residents here that could back him up on the story. j Dr. Purvine Higher Education Board Salem-UPD-Gov. Mark Hat field today appointed Dr. Ralph E. Purvine of Salem to the State Board of Higher Education. Dr. Purvine, who has served since 1940 as health, service director at Willamette Univer sity, will replace Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge of Silverton. Dr. Kleinsorge, who has been a member of the Board for 18 years, recently an nounced his retirement, effec tive March 2. Dr. purvine is currently a member of the State Board of Electronic Aids fit' m y Iff; faia hm ei SURVIVOR - His face covered with his own blood, an unidentified survivor is helped ashore after an American Airlines turbo-prop Electra plunged into the East river at New York, killing 65 of the 73 persons aboard. Students Take Part i In Operating Local I Government Offices A total of 362 government officials, parents and students I participating in Student Gov ernment Day attended the event's annual banquet at the Elks temple last night, after a half-day of registration and observation of radio and TV stations. The students, from high schools in the , county, today participated in governmental activities in the city and coun ty with their adult "counter parts." This is the 11th annual Student Government Day for Medford students, and the 5th year in which students from other schools in the county have joined. ; - ' Crises in Government Eric Allen Jr., managing editor of thet Mail Tribune, spoke on the present crisis in government at the annual banquet last night. He dis cussed such urgent problems as survival through finding a way to avoid war and con trolling the world's "explod ing" population. "One eminent demogeog rapher recently figured," Allen said, "that if population continues to increase at its present rate, within less than the next thousand years there will be only one square foot of land in the world for each man, woman and child. "This is a problem which must be solved. And it must be solved, or well on its way to a solution, during your lifetime." ' Allen traced the develop ment of government from the cave man to modern nations, noting that "changes are be ing wrought at an ever faster pace." Future Governor, Allen told the students that among their number might be a future Oregon governor. "It is almost certain that fu- Named To Medical Examiners, a position he will resign to accept the education appointment. The new appointee gradu ated from Willamette Univer sity in 1931. Later he gradu ated from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. He has served as the official doc tor for the Legislature. He is married and has two children, a son and daughter. - The Board of Higher Educa tion has nine members. A bill now before the Oregon Sen ate would increase member ship to 12. ture members of the Legisla ture are with us tonight," he added. He pointed out that the tenor of government is set by the citizens, through elections, and that the students would become voters in a few years. Donald D. Davis, exalted ruler of the Elks temple, wel comed the officials, students and their parents to the ban quet. Student government advis ors in individual schools were introduced by Master of Cere monies James Dunlevy, Ward IV city, councilman." ; 1 Dunlevy read a telegram from Gov. Mark Hatfield re gretting his inability to at tend' arid extending greetings and best wishes. Speak Briefly County Judge Earl Miller and Medford Mayor John Snider also spoke briefly. Mayor, Snider reminded the guests that Student Govern ment Day is a "living memor ial" to the late Diamond L. Flynn, a former mayor of Medford, and Mrs. Joanne Smith, head of the Medford High school social studies de partment, who organized the program. . ; . Student County Judge Bill Hubbard and Student Mayor Larry Anderson also spoke briefly. ,, After the student officials were ' sworn in yesterday afternoon, they visited local radio and television studios. Cub Scouts Collect Trash on Oakdale Fourteen Webelos Cub Scouts . from St. Mary's school collected 14 bags of broken glass and paper scraps along South Oakdale ave. between Medford Higb school and the Oakdale mar ket this week. The project was on their community service list and was conducted at the regu lar monthly meeting. The "unlitler bugs" were pre sented treats following the project. Participating in the proj ect were Tommy Clark, John Dorigan, Mark Hana wali. Eric Johnson, James Naumes, Larry Spielbusch, Glen Stewart, Steven Siro bel, Dennis Sullivan, John Taft, Gregory Van Dyck, Steven Whinihan and Bill Reverman. Mrs. R. A. Naumes super vises the Den, assisted by, Mrs. Ed Whinihan and Mrs. John StrobeL T . .. Mismanagement, Fraud Charged to Brokerage House Washington-. (DPD -The Se curities & Exchange Commis sion today accused Reynolds & Co. of New York, a nation wide brokerage house, of fraud in the sale of securities and mismanagement of cus tomers' accounts. The SEC said Reynolds, 'through the lack of super vision and internal control," New York-OIPD-Roberi M. Gardiner, managing part ner of Reynolds & Co., issued the following state ment: i "The matters referred to by the Securities & Ex change Commission occur red some years ago in sev eral of our out of town branch offices. "None of the employees named are now working for Reynolds. Reynolds has extended the fullest coop eration to the commission in the matter." nermitted its branch offices in Chicago and' San Fran cisco, Berkeley, Oakland, and Carmel, Calif., to engage in unlawful practices. The Spokane, Wash., brok erage firm of Kleek-Tindell Co., ' Inc., also was charged with "fraud and deceit" in connection with the Reynolds case. The SEC announcement culminated two years of in vestigation and interrogation by the agency's Washington and regional staffs. A hearing will begin in San. Francisco next Tuesday before an SEC examiner, to give Reynolds arnd Kleek-Tin dell a chance to answer the SEC charges. - Reynolds is a member of the New York Stock Ex change. The SEC charged that both Reynolds and Kleek-Tindell made "false and misleading representations of material fact" during the period from December, 1953, to June, 1955, in connection with sale of securities in the following companies: California Silver Lead Mining Co.; Coeur d'Alene Silver Giant, Inc.; Nancy Lee Mines, Inc.; New Era Mines, Inc.; Signal Min ing Co., and Silver Bowl, Inc. Fire Alarm System Being Installed Construction started today at the county courthouse on the fire alarm system for the entire building, county court officials reported. The Droiect. awarded re cently to Trowbridge and Flynn Electric company, is rnstinf? annroximately $1,200. The alarm is being installed upon the recommendation ot the state fire marshal so tne building will meet fire code requirements, Commissioner Chester Wendt explained. The work is expected to be completed in several days. Bids for Tires Approved by Court . Bids for tires and tubes for the county highway depart ment were approved Wednes day by the county jcourt, Judge Earl Miller reported today. . Medford Tire Service was low bidder to supply passen ger and small truck tires and tubes for the fiscal year with a bid of $19,023.92. Oregon Tire and Supply company with a bid of $5,217.90 was successful bid der to supply the department with heavy equipment tires and tubes. The company also received the contract for re capping and repairing tires for the county, Miller said. The repairing bid was $9,448.16. Nation Said Able To Stand Higher Taxes Washington -flJPD- Treasury Secretary Robert B. Ander son told top congressional economy experts today that, if need be, the nation could stand higher taxes. He damp ened the outlook for any early tax cut. Public Hearings On Agenda; SGD Officers to Meet The Medford city council will convene at 6:30 o'clock tonight, one hour ahead of its regular time, to allow for the student government day coun cil meeting which is to follow it. The students' meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., but a sizable list of bus iness including four public hearings confronting the reg ular councilmen may delay the students' hour. Both meet ings are to be held in the city hall council chamber. Tonight's public hearings include an amendment to the zoning ordinance to permit erection of subdivision tract signs, two water main assess ments and a water main in stallation on Woodrow lane. Consider Hearing The council is also slated to consider calling for a hearing on the closure of the Clark st. raliroad crossing. The plan ning commission recommend ed last October that the cross ing remain open and be im proved. Another hearing to be called on the planning commission's recommendation, is for a change of zone to permit com mercial use for property on the north side of East Jackson st. east of Genessee st. The Rogue Valley State bank plans a branch office on this property if the change is ap proved. ! A .recommendation J r e m City Manager Robert A. Uult that R.- A. Heintz Construc tion company be granted a 37 day extension for completing the Kenwood Grandview san itary sewer is also to be con sidered. This would make the completion date March 11. Contracts are scheduled to be awarded for the Eighth st. extension embankment east of Bear creek, the Temple dr. sanitary sewer and the sup plying of fuel and lubricating oils to the city. . Drinking Fountain In School Damaged A drinking fountain in the breezeway at . Gold Hill Pat rick Elementary school was damaged Tuesday evening when a dynamite cap explod ed in it, officials reported. Approximately $10 worth of damage was done to . the porcelain bowl and mouth piece, school . officials said. They reported that the cap had been placed in the bub bler and then exploded. County sheriffs deputies and Gold Hill authorities are investigating the incident. Khrushchev Invites Ike To Moscow Moscow-flJPD-Soviet Premier Nikita. S. Khrushchev today invited President Eisenhower to Moscow as a step toward bringing the two nations to gether and ending the threat of nuclear war. Khrushchev extended the invitation in a speech in which he also denounced Eis enhower and his administra tion for ignoring the "thaw" in the East-West cold ' war. This, he said, was- the policy of "dealers in blood." He said the. tour of the United States by Soviet Depu ty Premier Anastas Mikoyan "in particular" helped along this thaw, and added: WEATHER FORECAST: Thickening and lowering cloudiness tonight. Occasional light rain in val leys and snow in mountains early Friday becoming show ery with occasional sunshine Friday afternoon. Warmer to night with low 35. High Fri day 48. Temp. Highest Yesterday 57 Lowest this Morning 28 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:38 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:21 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 6:18 a.m. New Moon .. Feb. 7 PROMINENT STARS Alphard, in the southeast - 9:59 p.m. Betelfcense, in southwest 11:00 p.m. The bright star between1 them is Procyon and high above Procyon are the Twins. Ifffwiivil iregomi Timbeir Tan iiDII ieimig (Debased "Don't Let Anyone Say We're Not Making Progress" . Convoy En West B e r I i To Pass Unhindered Helmstedt, West Germany (UPD - A four-truck American convoy en route to West Ber lin passed unhindered today through a Soviet checkpoint where Russian guards detain ed another U.S. military con voy for 56 hours this week.- The incident indicated the Soviet guards apparently were interested only in Allied ve hicles traveling from West Germany. The eastbound trucks carried crated goods, but the Soviets made no at tempt to inspect them. The convoy arrived safely in West Berlin following a routine trip across the 110 mile highway connecting the city with. West Germany. Carrying Jeeps The American truck drivers held at the checkpoint from Monday until Wednesday night were carrying jeeps from West Berlin. They said the Russians tried to inspect all western military vehicles en route to West Germany. They told newsmen at a pre dawn press conference here that Soviet troops tried, to in spect two British army trucks after they had demanded and been refused permission to in- Autopsy Shows Man Drowned in Creek The death of James W. Nea- thamer, 74, of route 1, box 172, Rogue River, was attrib uted to drowning, according to the results of an autopsy performed Wednesday, Dist rict Attorney Thomas J. Reed er, announced today. Neathamer was found Mon day afternoon in Pleasant creek, 100 feet behind his house, according to Oregon state police. Handwriting on a note found near his hat on the bank was found to be Nea thamer's writing, reports showed. Police ruled that the death was a suicide. Oregon Man Missing Aboard Weather Plane Washington (DPD The Air Force said today an Oregon man was one of 12 aboard a weather plane believed to have crashed in the Atlantic Wednesday midway between New York and Bermuda. He was identified as 1st. Lt. Carlton S. Whitney, weather forecaster, of Port land,' son of Sherman P. Whitney of Portland. mm Route To n Al lowed spect the four-truck U.S. Army convoy. ' S4C Elwood J. Johnson, Brooklyn, N.Y., said "I be lieve the situation was pre planned." The Soviets held the four trucks and their five-man crew for almost two-and-a-half days in spite of repeated de mands by American military authorities for their release. Their release came after the United States sent a stiff pro test note to Moscow. It was seen as a victory for the Western Allied prin ciple of free and unhindered access to the isolated former capital of Germany. Sheriff's Deputies Talk at Schools Sheriff Joe Walsh and Chief Criminal Deputy Paul Bettiol spoke at both the Butte Falls and Prospect Elementary schools Wednesday afternoon. The talks were the first of a series at county schools on street, bicycle, and school bus safety. Walsh said that one of three films is shown during a general assembly period at the school followed by a lec ture on safety by himself or Bettiol. A question and an swer period follows the talk. The program was arranged by the sheriff's office through the cooperation with the county school superintendent and school principals. During the year all of the county schools will hear the talks, it was explained. Appointments Being Taken for Blood Appointments are being ac cepted for contributing blood when the Red Cross Bloodmo bile visits Medford Tuesday, Feb. 10, local Red Cross of ficials have announced. Only 34 appointments had been made by noon today. The Bloodmobile will be at the Red Cross chapter house, 60 Hawthorne ave., between 1 and 5 p.m. Quota for the visit is 290 pints, for which 350 donors are needed. Appointments may be made by telephoning the Red Cross office, SPring 3-3813. The bloodmobile will be at the Ashland Elks temple be tween 1 and 5 pjn. Wednes day, Feb. 11. Discount Favored For Long Holders Of Tree Stands Salem-(UPD-The . House Tax Committee has tangled with a complex bill designed to equalize taxes on salable Ore gon timber. The bill (HB 14) had the; unanimous approval of the In terim Committee on Taxation before it was introduced. Chairman Clarence Barton (D-Coquille) told about 100 lumbermen Wednesday after-1 noon the basic philosophy of the bill was that a tax dis count should be allowed for owners who hold their timber over a long period of time. This, he explained, was be cause of the dangers of fire, lightning, windfall and other problems. Discounts, would be allowed up to a 50-year maximum. Principle Favored Timber owners would tell the State Tax Commission when they intended to cut, then if there were any changes, the tax would be adjusted at the time of the cut so the owner "would be charged only for the actual amount of time he held the timber. Lumbermen heard the bill explained section by section by Tax Committee Secretary Richard Eymann. Most lumbermen who testi fied at the first hearing favor ed the bill in principle. Extends Cutting Cycle R. A. Clever, North Bend, read a statement of his city council advocating sustained yield forest programs. He said he felt the current bill would aid this end by extending the cutting cycle above 20 years, with tax privileges and thus encouraging holding of timber for longer periods. Some small farm woodland owners feared they would bear the brunt of the timber tax because they could not afford to hold their timber as long as large operators. Laverne Johnson, Corvallis, representing small timber owners, said he thought large units such as all of western Oregon should be used in de termining timber vfelue rather than smaller areas used now. Boy Injured When Struck by Automobile John Douglas DeLisle, 7, of 222 South Holly st., was struck by an unidentified au tomobile yesterday morning at 11th and Holly sts., accord ing to Medford police. Police said the boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl DeLisle, suffered a small scratch on one leg. He was reportedly in the crosswalk at the time he was hit. Bob Hope Ordered To Rest To Preserve Sight Hollywood -WPD- Bob Hope, 55, perpetual motion co median, was brought to a standstill this week when doc tors told -him he might lose the sight of his left eye if he doesn't stop work immedi ately. The comedian, proud of the fact that he had never had a sick day in his life, was some what worried about his con dition. "It's a blood clot behind my eye," he explained. Pressure Causes Dizziness "If I move around too much or work long hours the pressure builds up and makes he dizzy. While I was film ing my TV show this week I felt a little faint, and before some of the guys could get me outside I fell to my knees. They finally wound up carry ing me to a couch. "I really felt bad about Prograi Punishment for Obstructors of Integration Asked Washington -(DPD- President Eisenhower asked Congress today in a seven-point civil rights program for stronger federal power to punish any one using threats or violence to obstruct c o u r t-ordered school integration. His program, designed to make "equal protection of laws ... a reality for all," also would authorize tempor ary aid to states and localities cooperating in carrying out school integration. And it would allow the FBI to crack down harder in school and church bombing cases. Specific Offense " In urging that school Inte gration obstruction be made a specific federal offense, Ei senhower said: "There have been instances where . extre- . mists have attempted by mob violence and other concerted threats of violence to ob struct the accomplishment of the objectives in school de crees." He did not mention out breaks of violence at such places as Little Rock, Ark., or Clinton, Tenn., but said present provisions for punish ing obstruction and contempt are not strong enough. His program, contained in a special message to . Con gress,, did not.include contro-, versial proposals to give the Justice Department power to seek injunctions or file civil suits in civil rights cases. It went further than the four point program of Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas but lacked the sweeping scope of a stronger bill sponsored by Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) and other northerners. Inspection Asked The President also asked: Power for the attorney general to inspect federal election records and to re quire that such records be maintained "for a reasonable period of time." That Congress consider setting up a permanent "com mission on equal job oppor tunity under government con tracts." Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon now heads a si milar presidential committee but it has not permanent sta tus as an arm of the govern ment. A two-year extension of the Civil Rights Commission, which is due to expire in Sep tember. Santa Monica, Calif. -(DPD-Actor Mickey Rooney, 38, has been sued for divorce by ac tress Elaine Mahnken, 29. " DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York - d'PD - Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 586.12, off 3.26; 20 railroads 160.84, off 0.76; 15 utilities 30.65. off 0.32, and 65 stocks 203.67, off 1.02. Sales to day were about 3,140,000 shares compared with 3, 170,000 shares Wednesday. cancelling my benefit appear ance for the Miami Variety Club this weekend, but my doctors said the pressure in the plane would make mat ters worst." Since breaking into movies 21 years ago, Hope has been rushing through his career with the energy of a dozen men. Two Million Miles During that time he's made more than 30 movies, hundreds of television shows, appeared in uncounted bene fit performances, starred in a weekly radio series, a daily series, and traveled abroad more times than he can count to entertain American serv icemen, including eight an nual Christmas trips. He's covered two million miles entertaining 10 million troops. 203 n. Wholly, apt. 2 i MSDF03D, CHi!J.;;
