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Newspaper Page Text"TV I MEDFORD Cnltad Press mil 26 Pages 11 fl 11 17 n n Foreign Policy Decision Mi m Drag rodcliTO Ike To Watch For Exploitation of Dulles' Illness Washington-rtiPD-The admin istration ig determined to pre- vent Russia from exploiting the illness of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to gain an advantage in the Berlin crisis. President Eisenhower made it clear Wednesday that there will be no softening of the Allied position in the face of Soviet Premier Nikita S Khrushchev's statement that there would be war if the Western powers tried to shoot their way through a Commu nist blockade. Diplomatic quarters inter preted Khrushchev's state ment as a Russian attempt to throw a monkey wrench into Allied strategy and present the West with a new chal lenge while Dulles is hospital ized. The President told his news conference that Khrushchev "must be talking about shoot- ' Ing to stop us from doing our duty. Eisenhower added: Carry Out Responsibilities "We are not saying that we are going to shoot our way into Berlin. We say we are lust going to go and continue carrying out our responsibil ities ... so that if we are stopped it will be somebody else using force. The President also empha sized that Dulles will continue to help guide U. S. foreign policy from 'his hospital bed at Walter Reed Army Medi cal Center where he starts undergoing radiation treat ment for cancer Friday. Eisenhower said that there would be no change in the Western strategy for a Big Four foreign ministers' meet ing because of the cabinet member's illness. He said that he and Dulles decided during a talk Tues day at the hospital that the meeting should go "right head." No Substitute In answer to another ques Ike Urges Pacific Plane Competition Washington -(UPD- President Eisenhower has advocated competitive U.S. service on international air routes to the Pacific. He asked the Civil Aeronau tics Board to undertake a sweeping review of trans-Pacific ,. air routes and submit recommendations to him on the carriers that should fly them. In a letter Wednesday to CAB Chairman James R. Dur fee, the President said "the public interest requires com petitive American flag service at the earliest feasible date on all international air routes" serving major U.S. cities. The two big carriers in the Pacific now are Pan Amer ican and Northwest Airlines. Pan American flies the south ern, or island-hopping, route to the Orient and has applied to the CAB for the Great Cir cle or northern route flown by Northwest. ' Oswego take Water Use Debated Hillsboro (UPD The right of residents living near the shore of Oswego lake to pump water from the lake to water their lawns was questioned Wednesday. ' Counsel for upstream users of Tualatin river water brought up the point at a hearing here by the state en gineer to adjudicate water rights on the stream. Carol Bradley, attorney rep resenting upstream users, said "an important amount of wa ter is being used by lake resi dents in contravention of the state water code." He said the amount residents pump thusly should be deducted from any diversion the Ore gon Iron & Steel company claims is needed for a 500 kilowatt power plant. 53rd Year Uul Wire tion, the President said he had given no thought to ap pointing' a "chief negotiator" to substitute for Dulles if the Russians agree to the pro posed foreign ministers' meet ing. He said that Dulles' views are well known and he is backed up "by able men of his own choosing." For that reason, Eisenhower said, it is not likely there will be any need to hold the foreign min isters' conference in the United States because of Dulles' present disability. 175 Area People To Take Part in Heart Campaign About 175 area residents are expected to participate in the annual Heart Sunday campaign between 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Mrs. Manviue M. Heisel, chairman, 'has announced. The campaign will be con ducted in Medford and sur rounding towns, she said. Volunteers will wear iden tification, and will travel from door-to-door. Donations may be sealed in envelopes furnished by Heart Sunday volunteers Mrs. Heisel ; said. She said those who are not contacted Sunday afternoon and who wish to contribute to the Heart association, may telephone her at SPring 2-6936 or mail donations to Dwight Houghton at the U.S. National Bank of Portland, Medford branch. Memorials Mrs. Heisel said donations may be made for memorials, and if so, it should be indi cated on the envelope, along with the name of the person in whose memory it is being made. ; Captains for the Heart Sun day campaign include Mrs. Floyd Crafts, Mrs. Larry Clark, Mrs. C. A. Parlier, Mrs. Jack Sandborn, Mrs. Robert Shepard, Mrs. Dean Gleaves, Mrs. Cleo Epps, Mrs. Dick Foy, Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mrs. Ray Hopper, Mrs. Dan Dwyer, Mrs. Dar rell Leavens, Mrs. Clayton Ruhl, Mrs. Jack Holmes, Mrs. L. G. Pickell, Mrs. Jack Ed son, Mrs. William Farrell, Mrs. N. H. Gladfelter, Mrs. Richard Mole, Mrs. Brad Broyles, Mrs. Earle Fichtner and Mrs. Mark Smith. Funds collected in the campaign will be used to sup port the . association's re search, education and com munity service programs. Accident Victim On Critical List Harry L. Tant, 20, airman stationed at Hebo, Ore., re mains on the critical list at Sacred Heart hospital. He was one of four persons injured in a one-car accident Tuesday evening by Rock Point bridge on Highway 99. David J. Manary Jr., 19, Grants Pass, whose condition was listed as serious yester day, was reported by Sacred Heart hospital officials as "slightly improved" today. Two other passengers, both from Grants Pass were in good condition at Rogue Val ley hospital. They are Janis Woodson Manary, 17, and Kathryn Mignat, 18. Corvallis -IUPD- Forestry practices will be patterned more and more like those in Europe after the region moves from a virgin to a sec ond-growth cycle,, according to J. R. Dilworth, forest man agement head at Oregon State college here; Salem-flJPD-State Motor Ve hicle Director Vern Hill has appoined Donald W. Chris- tianson, 42, as department personnel officer. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1959 !JffVHgfiS, -jI Coast Involved ffMfi fT j I "5 I MIGHT AS WELL BE CONVICTS - Two members of the Washington Home Rule Committor f " waiiui ill Washington, dressed in convirt imifnrmc n situation of residents of the wjc nine oi ine t.ivu war, citizens of the District of Colum bia, along with insane Dersons anri onnvirtprf priminaie have been denied the right Fire Rages 3-Story Apartment House at La Grande ' LT Grande fl)pij Fire of undertermined origin raged through a three-story brick- veneer apartment building late Wednesday. It was the second major fire this week in this eastern Oregon city, Firemen said the blaze ap parently started in the base ment of the Grande Ronde apartments causing evacua tion of about 125 residents from the 24 units. . No injuries were reported among the tenants but a fire man overcome with smoke had to be-removed from the scene after the blaze had been burning four hours. Firemen from the La Grande, Baker and Island City fire departments fought the blaze which some resi- Thanks To Nixon Pushed by Demos Salem-IUPD-Several legisla tors got just a little ruffled today as the Oregon House passed unanimously a resolu tion thanking Vice President Richard M .Nixon for his par ticipation in -the Oregon Cen tennial kick-off. ........ The resolution was spon sored by 14 Democratic repre sentatives. Rep. Clarence Barton (D-Co-quille) one of the sponsors said that while the resolution was bipartisan, the Democrats had waited "a reasonable length of time" for others to introduce it. He said "some one had to mind their man ners." Rep.t John Goss (R-Port-land) protested that the bill was truly ' bipartisan because he signed it, although his name did not appear on the bill as one of its sponsors. Funeral Service Held in Medford, Kentucky via Phone A funeral service held in Medford yesterday was tel ephoned to relatives of the deceased in Kentucky. In what telephone com pany employees believe is the first such arrangement ever made locally, a micro phone was installed at the service in the Conger-Morris Funeral chapel, and the service was sent via tele phone lines to Kentucky, where a loud-speaker tele phone brought the service to the relatives who had assembled there. The 25-minute service in cluded . the sermoa and music tWLAXT nation's capitol. Since about to vote for their government! Through Sents said wW caused' by an explosion. . The flames consumed the interior of the building and the blaze was still smolder ing this morning. - Firemen were at the scene for 13 hours and managed to keep the blaze confined to the one structure. 1 They said damage might run from $150,000 to $200, 000. Airliner Dodges To Avoid Collision Washington (UPD A Capi tal Airlines jet-prop Viscount with 34 passengers and a crew of three had to dive suddenly today to escape a collision with an Air Force B-47,the airline reported. The incident took place at 19,000 feet 30 miles north east of Charlotte, N. C, a capital spokesman' said. The airliner was from "Atlanta, bound for Washington and New York. The pilot, Capt. Robert Spink of Washington, D. C, told company officials he was flying under instrument flight rules when the B-47 appeared ,in front of him, approaching at "a slight angle. Spink said he dove quickly. He was unable to estimate how close he came to the jet bomber but said it was "pretty close." Several passengers were re ported shaken up, but none was hurt. Portland-(DPD-The San Fran cisco Opera has agreed to pre sent six performances, start ing Sept. 3, at the Paramount theater here, according to Centennial officials. The thea ter was picked after a con flict in dates for use of the Auditorium. Ashland Rancher To Be Wagon Master For Crossing Portland (UPD A 130-day journey by a group of space age pioneers in five covered wagons is set for a 2000-mile crossing of the old Oregon Trail. The trip from Independ ence, Mo., to Independence, Ore., is scheduled to start April 11 to focus attention on Oregon's Centennial celebra tion. Ceremonies Planned ' At Independence, Mo., the "jumping off place" for the men and women who made the journey across the conti nent by . wagon, train in the 19th century, ceremonies are In Narcotics Ring Leaders Believed Paid for Slaying San FraneisaMDPD-Nine of 17 persons indicted by a Fed eral Grand Jury as suspected conspirators in an alleged coastwide narcotics ring have been arrested, federal agents announced today. Two others were previously in custody, leaving six at large. A 12th person, Sharminade S. Ayo, 21, cocktain waitress, was arrested in a raid on her Oakland apartment Wednes day. Police said they found 5V ounces of pure heroin wrapped in tinfoil in her purse. She was not named in th6 indictment. Paid for Slaying A 21 count indictment re turned Wednesday said two of the ring's leaders paid $1,000 each for the slavine of a Port land man who supposedly had lniormed on another rine member. Col. George White, district supervisor of the federal bu reau of narcotics, said the ring had operated since earlv 1957. distributing about $4 million worm oi neroin and cocaine. Arrested Wednesdav were William Catlett. 37: Patricia Ann Johnson, 26, and Clark Elegan. 33. all of Oakland: Lulu Jones, 25; Fred Jones and Ernest Arnold. 36. all of Portland; LeRoy Lemons, 32, beattle, and Berthelma Nolan, 24, and Leon T. Graves, all of Los Angeles. Already in, custody.- before the indictment was returned, were the alleaed rineleadpr. LeRoy Jefferson, 37, Port land, jailed m Los Angeles on another charge, and Clarence Criss. 41. servine a sentence at McNeil Island, Washington, federal penitentiary. Others in Indictment Others named in the indict ment were Gerald Elegan, 30, Clark's brother; Fred Jones, Portland; three unidentified men, two believed to be in New York and one in Chica go, and an unidentified wom an in Mexico. Attistant U.S. Attorney Fred E. Watson said agents had evidence that Sylvester Jackson of Portland was killed last year on orders from the ring after his testi mony helped convict Criss on narcotics charges. The indict ment said Jefferson and Cat lett ordered the murder of Jackson. Watson said most of the de liveries were made in Port land and the narcotics re distributed for sale in sev eral West Coast cities. He said the murder was disclosed dur ing the latter, part of the four-month investigation. Wit nesses can be produced to testify that Jefferson and Cattlett ordered the murder of Jackson, he said. Two Prized Penguins Succumb at Portland Portland (DPD Two more prized penguins died Wednes day, apparently from asper gillosis, the lung disease which has wiped out many of the Antarctic birds. There are 22 Adelies and 17 Emperor penguins left. About 85 per cent of the steel produced in the United States is made by the basic open hearth method. of Old Oregon Trail planned for the 1959 expe dition. Dick Smith of Roseburg, president of On To Oregon Cavalcade, Inc., sponsor of the trail trip, said the wagon mas ter would be Cordon (Tex) Serpa, Ashland rancher and movie stunt rider. Thirty oth er Oregonians will make the trip. To Be Duplicates The covered wagons will be duplicates of those used in the initial crossing of the Oregon Trail. They are being con structed in Eugene. The wagon train will have a 35-foot semi-trailer to carry Price United Freca III . Three Members of Draff Board Still Plan to Resign Three members of the Jack son county selective service board said today they- still plan to resign, another said he would make no commit ment at this time, and the fifth i was not immediately available for comment. The three members reaf firmed their position this morning after Gov. Mark Hat field's office in Salem said there was no plan to recall the nomination o f Sprague Carter, Pendleton, for state selective service director. The United Press Interna tional reported that Hatfield's office has received ''seven or eight protests to the nomina tion, but that the governor would "stand pat" on his de cision. ' Drawn Criticism The nomination has drawn Jury Deliberates On Guilt of Beck Tacoma, Wash. - (UPD A federal court jury of eight men and four women resumed deliberations today to attempt to decide if former Teamster Union President Dave Beck is innocent or guilty of in come tax evasion. The jury deliberated for about five hours Wednesday. Beck, 63, is charged with evading more than $240,000 in income tax payments for 1950 through 1953. If convicted, he could be sentenced to as much as five years in prison and fined as much as $10,000 on each of thj six counts against him. Bill To Abolish Rogue Board Tabled Salem-fUPD-The House Fish and Game Committee has ta bled a bill to abolish the Rogue River Coordinating Board. Rep. W. H. Holmstrom (D Gearhart) pointed out that the board costs no money. He also said there was the possibility that the federal government might some day adjust the price of gold so that gold dredging on the river might start again. Pendleton -4UPD- Charles Chandler of Baker has been reelected president of the Ore gon Hereford Association. Norman Jacobs, Merrill, was named vice president and Dick Richards, Warren, was elected secretary-treasurer. hay and a two-ton flatbed truck to carry water. Many Oregon business organizations are donating food and other supplies. The trip will follow the course of the Oregon Trail through Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon. It will cover about 20 miles per day. i Gordon Serpa, who will be master of the covered wagon trek from Missouri to Oregon, came to Ashland about four years ago and owns the Walking S .ranch, located about four miles south of Ash land on Highway 89. 10 Cents rull Leased Wira No. 285 some criticism because of al leged political support Carter gave to Hatfield during the 1958 campaign and because Col. Francis Mason, present deputy director, may be re moved to make way for Car ter, UPI reported. The Jackson county board Monday sent a telegram to Hatfield saying it protested Hatfield's "announced nomin ation of a politician to state director for Oregon." The board said it would resign if Hatfield goes through with the present plan of appoint ment. Fred R. Brennan, Medford, Geary E. Garrett, Medford, and Fred " W. Lester, Gold Hill, said they planned to resign because the office should not be affiliated with politics. All three said their views were individual and not to be taken as views of the board. Alonzo L. Siebenlist, Ash land, said he did not wish to make a commitment at this time. He said the board must decide as a whole what action it would take, and said he believed additional study should be made of the situa tion. James R. W. Gregg, Central Point, the fifth member of the board, was not immediate ly available for comment. Veteran Prisoner Leaves Penitentiary . Walla Walla (UPD - Guido Grassi walked through the gates of the state penitentiary here today, headed for free dom and Italy. Grassi served 35 years in prison for a 1923 slaying spree in Aberdeen, Wash., in which he killed three men. Definite plans for Grassi's deportation were to be made upon his arrival in Seattle. . The 78-year-old slayer was freed by a governor's pardon Feb. 5 after an extensive legal action so he would be free to live out his remaining years in Italy. Centennial Trees, Decorating Approved Portland IUPD-A- plan to place some 800 live trees in downtown Portland and to decorate the city with bunting for the 100-day Centennial celebration was approved Wednesday by the decorating committee of the Multnomah County Centennial Associa tion. Civil Service Bill For Firemen Returned Salem-(UPD-A bill providing for civil service for firemen was sent back to the State and Federal Affairs Committee in I the House today for further i study. There was no opposition voiced on the floor but sev eral technical corrections had to be made. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York-MTJPD-Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 in dustrials 595.04 up 6.22; 20 rails 164.21 up 2.03; 15 util ities 91.28 up 0.36; 65 stocks 206.71 up 1.99. Sales 4,160. 000 compared with 3,480 000 Wednesday. Ike . Arrives Ida Eteie I Pay Visit Acapulco, Mexico-(UPD-PreS' ident Eisenhower flew across the Rio Grande to this sunny resort city today to pay a get acquainted visit to Mexi co's new president, Adolfo Lopez Mateos. Lopez Mateos greeted his northern neighbor at the air port, where a red carpet was spread for Eisenhower and his party. Eisenhower's plane, the Co lumbine III, left Bergstrom Air Force Base near Austin, Tex., at 4:19 a.m. (PST) and arrived at 7:55 a.m. (PST). Five minutes later the U.S. chief executive stepped jaunt ily down the ramp, followed by his brother Milton. National Anthems Played The two presidential par ties stood facing each other while the national anthems played. Then Eisenhower, wearing a tan tropical suit, advanced with outstretched hand to receive Lopez Ma teos' greeting. Lopez Mateos read a wel coming address in Spanish, to which Eisenhower replied informally in English, saying that ever since the inaugura tion of the Mexican President last Dec. 1 "I have wanted to come to pay my respects." The two presidents review ed an honor guard, then rode in a limousine over a road way strewn with red carna tions to the Pierre Marquez Hotel where Eisenhower will stay during his Acapulco visit. They planned to lunch later, aboard the Mexican President's yacht. Contrasting Clothes Eisenhower's summer Airport Facilities On Council List A plan for developing new facilities at Medford airport south of the terminal building will be presented at the city council meeting at 7:30 o'clock 5 tonight- in the - city hall. A public hearing on a pro posed zone change from resi dential to limited commercial for property on the north side of East Jackson st. east of Genessee st. also is scheduled. A branch of the Rogue Valley State bank is planned for this site if the change is approved. Adopting plans and specifi cations for the Berrydale san itary sewer and for improving East Jackson st. from Bear creek to Genessee st. are oth er agenda items. The proposed airport de velopment would involve paving, installation of curbs and providing of water on the city's part. Leases with Jan- rick Air service and Kenneth B. Owens for commercial operations in the are being considered are up for appro val tonight. In other airport business, the council is slated to con sider emergency fund appro priation for paying the pre mium on a new liability in surance policy. Final accept ance of the high intensity run way lighting system installa tion is also on the agenda. Dr. Kit Performance May Test Old Law Corvallis-flJPD-A 54-year-old Oregon law which prohibits public exhibition of hypno tism appeared to be headed for a court test today. The Portland Academy of Hypnosis, an organization of doctors and dentists, has said it will seek to halt perform ances of Dr. Kit, hypnotist who is appearing here this week. It cited a 1905 law which makes it illegal to pub licly exhibit a person in a state of hypnotic trance. Dr. Kit said be planned to carry out the balance of his commitments in Oregon as he felt obligated to his sponsors.1 He is scheduled to appear in Klamath Falls Friday through Sunday, Grants Pass Feb. 24 25, and Medford Feb. 26-27-28 WEATHER FORECAST: Cenidrable cloudiness and a chance of a few light shower tonight and Friday. Snow showers above 4.000 feet. Low tonight 35. High Friday 55. Temp. 47 Highest Yesterday Lowest this Morning 35 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today, Tract Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:48 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:03 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 4:57 a.m Full Moon Feb. 23 The Moon, tonight, Is moving between Procyon and the Twins. Pollux, the brighter Twin (and nearer the Moon) Is 35 light years from the Earth; Procyon la 11 light years away. weight clothing contrasted with the overcoat, scarf, hat and gloves he wore when h boarded his plane during a' snow flurry in Texas, where the temperature was 39 de grees. After dinner Friday night, Eisenhower planned to board his plane again and fly to ' Augusta, Ga., for a golfing week end, returning to Wash ington late Monday. If weath er in Augusta turns bad Sat urday, the President might pass up his Georgia stop and return directly to the nation's capital. Jess Resigns as Head of County Resources Group William L. Jess, Eagle Point. submitted his resignation Wednesday afternoon as chair man of the Jackson County Water Resources committee in a letter to the county court. Jess, who has been 'Chair man of the committee since it was started in July. 1957. stated in his letter that "in view of the possibility that the next matter coming before the Jackson County Water Re sources committee may well be the Corps of Engineer's Rogue Basin report and since I have been closely associated with an organization espous ing that report, I hereby sub mit my resignation ..." , Completely Detached I do this in the belief that the chairman should be in a position to give completely de tached consideration to any recommendations. It has been a pleasure to serve under the court as well as a pleasure to work with the other members of the committee and sub committees." - Jess is president of the Rogue Basin Control and Water -Resources association. The court accepted his res ignation with "reluctance" Judge Earl Miller said today. Gerald Latham, vice chairman of the committee, was ap pointed chairman, with a new vice chairman to be appointed later. The court also reported that it felt that the work of the committee had not been completed at this time and set the term of office for present committee members until 1960. When the committee was organized in 1957, the period of time for its existence was not established. 21 Drivers Cited Through Radar Set A total of 21 traffic cita tions have been issued for basic rule violations caught by Medford's new radar set since Feb. 9, Medford police reported today. According t o municipal court records, only one driver has contested a citation based on radar so far. He was found guilty. Police officers said public reaction to the radar's use has been generally good. Police Chief Charles Champ lin reiterated that the pur pose of radar is more to re duce speeding through-its psy chological effect than to see how many more citations can be issued. The first citation based on radar was issued Feb. 9. Prior to that only warnings had been issued. Payroll Checks Taken From Ernie's Supply Ten blank payroll checks and a check protector were stolen from Ernie's Builders Supply, Rogue River, some time Wednesday night, state police and sheriffs deputies reported today. Te checks, all printed with the firm's name and ad dress, are on the U.S. Nation al Bank of Portland, Medford branch. The check protector perforates the amount of the check and the name "Ernie's" when used, it was explained. The building was entered by kicking a hole in the ceil ing, officials reported. Humphrey Considering Primary in Oregon Washington -(UPD- Sen. Hu bert Humphrey (D-Minn.) to day was reported to be con sidering an entry into Ore gon's May primary election next year if he decides to go after the Democratic presi dential nomination. Aides said no decision has yet been reached.