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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1959)
Mm Free (rtx Milt (M B 'Wear It Requests for Zone Changes Referred To Joint Meeting The Medford city council last night referred two zone change requests and a zone variance request to a joint meeting with the planning commission sometime before March 5. One request was for a zone change from residential to limited commercial for prop erty at the northeast corner of East Jackson and Genessee sts. A public hearing on the change was held at last night's meeting. Phil Lowry, Medford attor ney representing the. Rogue Valley State bank which hones to erect a branch at this site, said the change Would "square off" the area previ ously rezoned to light com' mercial for the adjacent shop ping center. He said the bank could provide adequate off street parking. . , - -Favor Chang Clif D. Ouellette, another attorney, said he represented "a majority of the property owners" on the south side of East Jackson between Genes see and Stark sts. He said these property owners also plan to request a zone change for their property, and fav ored the change under consid eration. The opposition was repre sented primarily by Edward Branchfield and Kenneth Den- man, both attorneys. Branchfield sa'id there is "no compelling need to put this in a business zone." He said permitting such a change was "destroying the purpose of a zoning ordinance" and "bound to drag down the value of our property. Denman said zoning should not be changed "unless the general welfare of the people require It." He added that the council was obligated to es tablish buffer zones to protect residential property. . Councilman Robert Baccus, Ward III, moved that the joint meeting be called some time before the next council meeting, March 5. Mayor's Policy Joint meetings with the planners are called under a policy set last year by Mayor John W. Snider. When the council appears ready to re verse a planning commission recommendation, voting is de ferred and the matter is Dulles' Cancer Said Confined Washington-OIPD-The State Department said today pres ent indications are that Sec retary of State John Foster Dulles' cancer "is confined to the limits of the abdomen." This was reported by State Department Press Officer Lincoln White. He also said that Dulles, this morning un derwent his first radiation treatment by the one million volt X-ray machine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The first treatment "was for about one minute," White said, and was "well tolerated" by the secretary. , County Departments To Meet With Board Heads of the various Jack son county departments will meet with the county review board at 8 o'clock this eve ning, according to the Jackson county Court. Wage scales and classifica tions will be reviewed, it was explained. Proudly" placed before a joint session to iron out differences. The planners had recom mended the zone change in this instance at a special meet ing Jan. 22. The council by last night's agenda was only to call for a public hearing on the zone change from residential to limited commercial for G. J. Wolffs property on the south east corner of Crater Lake ave. and Roberts rd. A service station is reportedly contem plated at the location. The hearing was called for March 19. Joint Meeting But partly in view of the fact that the planning commis sion in recommending this change at its Feb. 12 meeting had overriden a 258-signature protest petition, , the council decided to take this up too at the joint meetmg. The third matter to be dis cussed jointly is a zoning vari ance request from' A. G. An derson to permit an open car port' alongside a house at 401 Park st. Approval for this was also recommended at the Feb. 12 planning commission meet ing. Referral of this item was apparently . for purpose of gaining information from the planners. Society Suggests Monoxide Gas The Oregon Humane So ciety, for Portland, recom mends monoxide gas for dis posal of dogs, according to a letter received by the Jack son county court yesterday. The Humane Society has been following developments in connection with the county dog pound at 2872 Howard ave. and referred to a clipping from the Mail Tribune which stated the county court planned to have monoxide gas used killing dogs. "We believe that monoxide is merciful and a quick meth od as recommended by the American Humane Society," the letter stated. "We have recommended monoxide gas for use of all humane shelters in Oregon and are happy to see that you plan to use, it rather than cyanide both from the standpoint of the animals and the personnel required to handle it." The Humane Society rec ommended that the gas come in through the chamber bot tom and , be forced through water. A six-cylinder engine should be used to do an effi cient job, the Society sug gested. Day Sentenced to Penitentiary Term Marion Ben Day, 417 King st., was sentenced to two years in the Oregon state peniten tiary Thursday for unlawfully obtaining $288 in public as sistance funds. Day was found guilty Jan. 13 following a trial by jury in circuit court. He was sen tenced by Judge James M. Main. Day was indicted by a grand jury last October. His wife, Hazel Pauline Day, was indicted at the same time on a similar charge. She is sched uled to enter a plea Tuesday, Feb. 24, in circuit court ac cording to her attorney, Alan Holmes. Cost . - Washington -UPD- Living costs crept upward slightly in January but remained below the all-time high, the gov ernment reported today. Higher prices for beef, veal and poultry outweighed de creases for fresh fruits, pork, coffee, eggs and milk, result ing in .a slight overall in crease for the month. The Labor department said its consumer price index, bas Accident Victim Dies of Injuries; Fifth Fatality Airman Second Class Harry L. Tant, 20, of Charleston Heights, S.C., died at 6:30 p.m. in Sacred Heart hospital irom injuries received in a one-car accident Tuesday just north of the Rock Point bridge on highway 99. David J. Manary Jr., 19, of Grants Pass, was reported in fair condition today, accord ing to Sacred Heart hospital attendants. Two other passengers in the car, Janis Woodson Man ary, 17, and Kathryn Mignat, 18, both of Grants Pass, were released from Rogue Valley hospital last night The traffic fatality was the fifth in Jackson county this year compared to one for the same time last year. State police said they have yet to determine who was driving at the time the acci dent occurred. The car, own ed by David Manary, was traveling north when it cross ed the highway, went 137 feet in the ditch on the west side and rolled over, state police said. The occupants were thrown from , the car, they added. v Funeral arrangements for Tant will be announced by Perl Funeral home. Officials Discuss Prescott Park Possibilities of improving Prescott park on Roxy. Ann butte were discussed by mem bers of the Jackson county court, representatives of the city parks and recreation com mittee, the Medford Welcome Wagon club, City Manager Robert Duff, and County En gineer Paul Rynnning yester day. The group discussed the possibility of making repairs around the picnic area and improving the road up Roxy Ann. The meeting was promoted by the Welcome Wagon club- The group has expressed a de sire to cooperate with other organizations in developing the park. It was pointed out that the park would be visited by tour ists during the Centennial year. The club noted that the rapid increase in population in this area requires immed iate plans for creation of new and 'full development of ex isting recreation facilities at the park. Jaycees Cancel Dr. Kit Show Here Dr. Nicholas Kit, profes sional hypnotist, will not ap pear in Medford late this month after all, according to a spokesman for the Medford Junior Chamber of Com merce, his would-be sponsor here. The spokesman, Don Car Ion, said the Jaycees have de cided to cancel Dr. Kit's scheduled appearances Feb. 26, 27 and 28 at Hedrick Junior. High school. A series of three performances at Klamath Falls was also can celed today. These actions follow pro tests from the Portland Acad emy of - Hypnosis. The acad emy, citing a 1905 state law making it illegal to exhibit hypnotised persons in pub lic, threatened ' court action earlier this week. But it agreed to allow Dr. Kit to complete his series of performances at Corvallis. Doctors who saw his show there reported they did not find it objectionable. Cigarette Tax Bill Introduced in House Salem -UPD- A measure call ing for a 2-cent tax on pack ages of cigarettes was intro duced in the House today. It also provides for a 10 per cent tax on tobacco other than cigarettes. off Uviinig Up SBoglfotlly ed on the 1947-49 price aver age as 100, edged up one tenth of one per cent from December. The January Index reading of 123.8 was below the record 123.9 posted last July and again in November. Government officials have said living costs now are rela tively stable and will con tinue to show stability in the coming months. 53rd Year Medford 22 Pages Three Senators Express 'Sorrow' Over Possibility Salem-IUPD-Sens. G. D. Glea son and William Grenfell, Portland, said today they had learned from "reliable sources" that H. . G. (Fod) M a i s o n, superintendent of state police, is being consid ered for a permanent appoint ment as adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard. The two senators said they felt this appointment "would only carry ominous notes to ward the welfare of 'the Na tional Guard, in that Mr. Mai son has been involved in much controversy within the state police." Sorrow Expressed Sen. Richard Groener (D Milwaukie) joined the other two Democratic senators and expressed "sorrow" over the fact that Maison might be appointed. None of the three revealed the source of their informa tion that Maison might be appointed. Col. Robert Irving, Salem, is now acting Oregon adjutant general. He took over from the late Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea. There has been considerable speculation that a shakeup of the guard is in the wind and that top aides of Rilea would be removed. . Gov. Mark Hatfield said he had repeated "again and again my intention of appoint ing an acting adjutant general so I may have time to familiar ize myself with the Guard and its top officers and to pick the best permanent adju tant general." Doing 'Excellent Job' Hatfield said he believed that Maison was doing an "ex cellent job" where he is and that he had "every confidence in him" as superintendent of state police.- i The governor also said that Col. Irving had his "full back ing" as acting adjutant gen eral. Maison's only statement was that the three senators had "suddenly become military experts-!' don't know why." Salem-(UPD-Gov. Mark Hat field said today he would not ask for the resignation of Peter Gunnar as state Re publican chairman. Gunnar has been criticized by Demo crats because he is listed as an insurance lobbyist at the Legislature. Mis tail Vitrei Anti-Picketing Bill Gets Favorable Recommendation by House Committee Salem (UPD The House Committee on Labor r In dustries voted 6-3 Thursday to pass out with favorable rec ommendation the controver sial bill repealing the 1953 Oregon anti-picketing law. 'Blackest Day' The bill received the Co mittee's okay only after Rep. John Goss (R-Portland) said "this is the blackest day in the history of the state" and charged repeal of anti-picket-ing would "lead to chaos in future years." Voting with Goss against repeal were Reps. Fred Meek In the past nine months, living costs have fluctuated within a range of three-tenths of one per cent. Ewan Clague, the govern ment's number one price ex pert, said this was "the long est period of narrow stabil ity" of the 19 years in which the government has been making its monthly price re port. . The department said a fac MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1959 hassle Over Nomination off Sprague Carter Continues Portland -(UPD- The dispute over nomination of Sprague Carter of Pendleton to be Oregon's Selective Service di rector continued today. Selective Service headquar ters here said it has been in formed 17 out of 31 draft boards in Oregon have pro tested the nomination. ' The hassle arose early, this week when the Jackson county board threatened to resign if Gov. Mark Hatfield did not withdraw it.. ,t.:-... Local headquarters said it received copies of the protests to the governor. Some pro tests asked withdrawal of Carters' nomination and nom- Atlas Explodes In Splash of Flame Cape Canaveral, Fla.-flJPD-A fuel-laden Atlas ICBM explod ed like a huge oil storage tank early today on what was in tended to be another 4,300 mile test hop to the South Atlantic. The 100-ton Atlas, which has been chosen to boost the first manned space capsule into orbit, disintegrated com pletely, in a white-hot splash of flame that rivalled the moon overhead in brilliance. The Air Force said the blowup was caused by a mal function which occurred after the 80-foot war rocket's two powerful booster engines sepa rated and began a long plunge into the ocean. "The cause of the malfunc tion is not available," officials said. Consolidation Topic Of Courthouse Meeting Representatives of six school districts involved in the pro posed consolidation with Med ford met in the courthouse auditorium last night to hear an explanation of the mechan ics involved. Alf Mekvold, county schools superintendent, advised them on the laws relating to con solidation and mechanics in volved. Representatives were present from Howard, Lone Pine, Medford, Ruch, Jack sonville and Griffin Creek. Twenty-nine people were pres ent at the meeting. (R-Portland) and Joe Rogers (R-Independence). The 1953 law prohibits picketing to urge people to join unions or organizational picketing. The Oregon AFL CIO has been actively seeking repeal of the law. Passed by Senate The anti-picketing repeal bill earlier passed the Senate by a vote of 17-11, also along party lines with Republicans opposing repeal. The House committee vote means that the bill will come up for a " final vote in the House either Monday or tory worker with three de pendents took home $78.70 last month, compared to $74.37 a year earlier. But January take home pay was less than in December be cause of a seasonal cutback in hours and because of the Jan. 1 increase in Social Se curity taxes. Clague predicted that the coming month would see no change in the recent pattern of stability. The price index ination of present Deputy Di rector Francis W. Mason. Some also protested a pro posal to move state headquar ters from Portland to Salem. Hatfield's office said Thurs day there was no plan to re call Carter's nomination. It March 1 Deadline For Dog Licenses March 1 is the" deadline for purchase of dog licenses, county dog owners were re minder today by Chris Hag ler, Jackson county dog con trol officer. Licenses for males and spayed females are $1.50 and for females $2.50. After the deadline a penalty of- $2 will be assessed for ' licenses. Dog licenses may be pur chased at the court house in Medford, Ashland police de partment, Central Point city hall, the chief of police and Rasmussen's service station in Jacksonville, Gail's market at Gold Hill, Rogue River Feed and Farm Supply at Rogue River, Cove- Valley Supply at Shady Cove, Booth by Hardware at Prospect, Eagle Point city hall, chief of police in Talent, city re corder at Butte Falls, chief of police in Phoenix, and Riverview Market at Apple gate. Ike, Macmillan May Hold Meeting Washington -(UPD Presi dent Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Mac millan may meet here next month to coordinate Allied strategy in the face of Rus sian threats to Berlin and Germany. This was disclosed today by high officials who said that Secretary of State John Fos ter Dulles had responded fav orably to a suggestion by the British leader that such a vis it would be useful. Macmillan, preparing to leave this week end for Mos cow to try to "break the ice" in the cold war, told the House of Commons Thursday that he might follow up his Russian trip with visits to Bonn, Paris and Washington. Tuesday. Meek demanded ' that the minority of the committee be granted a chance to file a minority report dissenting from the "do pass" recom mendation given the bill. Committee Chairman W. O. Kelsay (D-Roseburg), agreed. Motion Defeated Meek had previously mov ed that the bill should be re ferred to the people because he felt its implications should have a thorough public dis cussion. This motion also was de feated 6-3 along party lines. he said, will be "up a tenth, down a tenth." In December the index stood at 123.7, meaning it cost $12.37 to buy a market basket of goods and services that averaged $10 in 1947-49. The price index stood at an all-time high of 123.9 as re cently as November. It first hit that level in July, then dipped to 123.7 in August and held steady through Septem ber and October. Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 286 said "seven or eight" protests had been received and that late mail probably would bring the rest. The office said Hatfield has agreed to- discuss the contro versy Monday with a group of local board representativ es. A spokesman said Hatfield also has received expressions of support for Carter's nomin ation, which is subject to ap proval of Gen. Lewis Her shey, head of, the draft. ; In Pendleton, Carter said he planned to assume the post as soon as possible. "I have been appointed and that's all I know. I didnt' ask for the post, but I felt it was made in good faith." President Pleased With Reception Acapulco, Mexico-(UPD-Pres-ident Eisenhower and Mexican-American relations thriv ed today on a lavish diet of "amistad"-the Spanish word for friendship emblazoned on trees, light poles and the roof tops of small native homes here. Seldom has Eisenhower been more pleased by 'his re ception in a foreign country as he started the second day of his whirlwind visit to this Mexican riviera as the guest of President Adolfo Lopez Mateos. : The serious side of their conversations dealing with such weighty items as the United States import quotas on lead, zinc and coffee, and possible American financing of the new Diablo dam on the Rio Grande were necessary adjuncts of diplomacy. Eisenhower planned to fly back to the United States late tonight after dinner. Lumber Price Index Up in Past Two Weeks Portland - Crow's Lumber Price Index (industry aver age) climbed $1.53 in the past two weeks. All segments of the green D&uglas Fir market are on the rise, but Economy grade dimension prices are scattered. Dimension for wat er shipment has moved up in price again. Kijn-dried Fir di mension prices have moved up. Liquor license Fees Received by County Jackson county has received $3,635.14 for its share of the state liquor license receipts for 1958, according to Karl L. Janouch, county treasurer. The apportionment is based on population and is $1,000 less than the money received for the previous year. Los Angeles - (UPD - Dele gates registered today for the five day biennial convention of the National Council of Jewish Women at the Am bassador hotel. Beaverton -(UPD The Time Finance company office was held up here by a robber who escaped with about $200. 'V DAVE BECK Coffee for Breakfast Cypriots Hail Tripartite Pact To Free Country London -(UPD- Archbishop Makarios prepared today to return to Cyprus to end his two years of exile and prob ably to become the first presi dent of the world's newest nation. Thousands of Greek Cypri ots flooded the streets of the island villages Thursday to hail the initialling of the tri partite agreement freeing Cy prus, but most Cypriots await ed Makarios' return before celebrating. Terms of the agreement signed by the prime ministers of Greece, Turkey and Brit ain were withheld until Mon day when they will be re leased in the capitals of the nations involved. Seek American Aid Informed diplomatic sources said Cyprus would be an inde pendent nation in from nine months to a year and that one of the first acts of the new - republic would be to seek "American ' foreign aid They said the island also would request membership in NATO. Reports indicated Britain already was taking steps to free the 36 Greek Cypriot EOKA underground prisoners held in England and the more than 1,000 EOKA prisoners serving minor sentences in de tention camps on Cyprus. In addition, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan pledged speedy return to the island of all political exiles. Returns Next Week The most prominent exile is Makarios, who represented the Greek Cypriots at the Lon don talks.' He announced plans to return to the island next week. Makarios has been men tioned most prominently as the first Cypriot president The agreement, still to be ratified by the parliaments of Greece, Turkey and Britain, grants Britain perpetual own ership of two military bases on the island. Britain, Greece and Turkey will join to guar antee the integrity of the new republic. Openings Ordered Closed at Schools Vertical openings at Med ford Hieh school and at Wash ington Elementary schoal have been ordered sealed on as a fire protection measure. Orders were issued yester dav after inspections by City Fire Marshal Truman Nelson and State Deputy Fire Mar shal W. P. Roble, Grants Pass. They also ordered that the exhaust vent be protected from combustible material in a spray booth at the high school. The marshals' recommended emergency exists from the chemistry rooms and two oth er rnnms at the hieh school and removal of carbon tetra chloride fire extinguishers and replacement with other types at both schools. . . Original construction of both schools was in 1931. - Road Conditions . State police this after noon advised motorists to carry chains for travel over the Siskiyous on Highway 99 and over the Green Springs on Highway 66. They said that snow was starling to fall hard on the Siskiyous and that the snow was "sticking." While con ditions were not 7et bad on the Green Springs, the situation on both mountain passes was expected to get worse befor it got betiix. Judge Grants Defense Motion To Obtain Release Attorneys Plan To Appeal Conviction Tacoma -(UPD- Dave Beck, convicted 'of income tax evas ion Thursday, was freed from the city jail here today on $25,000 bail. U.S. District Judge George ' H. Boldt, in a hearing at Seat tle, granted a defense motion to release Beck continuing the cash he had posted for his long trial. The portly, 64-year-old for mer Teamsters president spent approximately 19 hours in jaiL giving him a two-day ' down payment on whatever sentence is finally imposed upon him. He will get noth ing for his night in jail if his conviction ultimately is re versed in higher courts. The word to free Beck was passed shortly before noon af ter Beck had been served his lunch at the jail. It was not immediately known if Beck ; ate his lunch. This morning he passed up his breakfast of mush and toast but had some coffee. Beck spent the night in the city jail here after hearing a Federal court verdict pro nounce him guilty on. six counts of evading $240,000 in income taxes for 1950 through 1953. Beck took the verdict calm ly Thursday as he ( rocked gently in a swivel chair at the defense counsel's table. "I feel fine," he told news men later. "Couldn't feel bet ter. If I felt any better. I couldn't stand it." lOVi Hours' Deliberation The eight men and four women of the federal jury de liberated for about 10 Vi hours before reaching a ver dict. Becks attorneys said they would appeal the conviction, the second criminal convic tion of the former labor lead er in little more than a year. During the past year. Beck has been free oh $28,000 bail - $25,000 for the income tax case and $3,000 on the appeal of a grand larceny conviction involving the sale of two union-owned Cadillacs. Land Transferred To School District Approximately 40 acres was transferred from the Prospect to the Eagle' Point school district following a meeting of the Jackson Coun ty Boundary Board this morn ing. The transfer had been ap proved previously but the ac tion awaited the consolida tion of Elk Trail school dis trict with Eagle Point. The move was made on pe tition by the residents of the area involved. They felt that the children lived closer to the Eagle Point schools, it was explained. The pupils had been going to Eagle Point this year. "In approving a transfer of land to another school dis trict the boundary board con siders only what is best for the pupils involved," a bound ary board official said. Medford Man Hurt In Auto Accident George William Detrick Jr., 29, of 2118 Corona ave., was reported in fair condition at Sacred Heart hospital today following an automobile acci dent early this morning on Crater Lake highway at Bear creek bridge. Medford police said Det- rick's vehicle struck the bridge abutment about 1:40 a.m. and was totally wrecked. Detrick was taken to the hos pital by Medford Ambulance service. He was reported to have suffered chest injuries, a dis located right hip and a broken nose. Portland - (UPD - Employ ment in the Portland area dropped 7,800 between De cember and January. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudv with occa sional rain in valleys and snow above 3.000 feet tonight and Sat. urday. Low tonight 36. High Sat urday 48. - Temp. Highest Yesterday S3 Lowest This Morning 36 Precip to 10 a-tn. today, trace. Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:49 p m. 7:01 a.m. . 5:39 a.m. ... Feb. 23 Sunrise tomorrow Moonset tomorrow . Full Moon Sirius, due south at 8:54 p.m. tonight, is not only the brightest star, but also one of the nearest. Beside trie bun there are only 4 other start nearer than Sirius. t
