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Washington - (LTD - Presi
dent Eisenhower told a spend-ing-sensitive
Congress today
that the United States may
have to "step up its military
aid to other countries because
of Russia's threat to Europe.
In submitting his foreign
aid program in a special 7000
word message to Congress,
Eisenhower took particular
note of the Berlin crisis and
aid it could have "perilous
consequences" if the Soviet
threats go unchecked.
Later Increase Possible
He appealed for approval of
the $3,900,000,000 mutual se
curity program of arms and
economic aid to Free World
allies which he originally had
outlined in his precariously
balanced fiscal 1960 budget,
The President bluntly told
Congress the Soviet threat in
Europe might require a later
increase in his request for $1,-
600,000,000 in military aid for
fiscal 1960 beginning July 1
The message went to a Dem
ocratic-controlled House and
Senate where there are strong
signs of potent opposition to
foreign aid spending.
Threat to Free World
Some influential legislative
leaders have made it plain
they want to trim his foreign
aid request as an economy
move. They also argue that
such cuts would allow more
mon,ey for programs needed
at home, including more for
U.S. Defense forces.
Eisenhower grimly por
trayed the growing Commu-1
nist ability to launch nuclear I
war, plus the willingness of
the Kremlin to use their
atomic and hydrogen weapons
as a threat to the Free World.
While noting particularly
the crisis over Berlin, the
President told Congress:
"We also know that even
local aggressions, unless
checked, could absorb nation
after nation into the Commu
nist orbit-or could flame into
world war."
Shed Damaged by
Fire in Ashland
Ashland - A storage shed
valued at $250 at the resi
dence of Harry Kinney, 77
Sixth st., 'was destroyed by
fire Thursday afternoon, ac
cording to Ashland firemen.
Cause of the fire was not
known.
The department was called
early this morning to the
corner of Beach st. and Sis
kiyou blvd. to remove a large
limb which had fallen across
the cab of a truck owned by
Sie Elliott, Redding, Calif.
The truck was not damaged,
firemen said, although the
limb was more than a foot
in diameter.
Portland -UPD- Contractors
have made a new proposal to
the Carpenters Union in an
effort to prevent an April 1
strike which could shut down
work on construction projects
in Oregon and southwest
Washington.
Winnemucca -
Among Bond
Salem -(UPD- About 200 on-
lookers applauded in approv'
al as a parade of witnesses
testified before the House
Highway Committee Thurs
day in favor of two bills for
three large highway projects.
The projects would be the
Astoria-Megler bridge across
the mouth of the Columbia
river, improvement of High
way 42 from Winston to Co
quille in southern Oregon and
the Winnemucca-to-the- Sea
route through southern Ore
gon. Financed by Bond Issue
The big projects would be
financed by a $60 million
bond issue to be paid off by
hiking auto license fees from
$10 to $17 a year.
Rep. Clarence Barton (D
Coquille) said a bonding pro
gram was the "only way" to
finance the projects. He said
that if inflation continues at
would save money by starting
work on all three projects im
mediately. . "We need them now and
53rd Year
Medford
22 Pages
FRONTIER STOCKADE -A stockade, rep
lica of an early-day fort, will be construct
ed on Siskiyou summit this spring by the
417th Engineer Brigade, Army reserve. The
structure, probably the first frontier-style
stockade built by the Army in more than 60
Planners Postpone
Action on Revised
Ordinance
The Medford planning com
mission last night postponed
action on a revised subdivi
sion ordinance proposal and
turned down three requests
for zone changes.
The commission also receiv
ed for study copies of a pre
liminary draft for a new trail
er park ordinance from Lloyd
Anderson, planning consult
ant from the bureau of muni
cipal research and service.
The revisions in the pro
posed subdivision ordinance
concern primarily engineer
ing data and a new require
ment that the subdivider ex
tend street improvements to
the center line of existing pub
lic streets instead of to the
pavement edge of such streets
Agree to Discussion
The planners agreed to take
up discussion of the revised
proposal at a subsequent
meeting.
Denied following a public
hearing was the request from
E. W. Brown for a zone
change from residential to
limited commercial for prop
erty on the wst side of Cra
ter Lake ave. between Stevens
st. and Saling ave. Clif Ouel
lette, Medford attorney, repre
sented Brown.
Also denied, following a
hearing at which no one ap
peared to represent either
side, was the request for a
change from single family
residential to multiple family
for property between East
Main st. and Reddy ave. west
of Lindley ave. Several prop
erty owners including J. L.
Cook, reportedly were inter
ested in the change.
Suggest Improvements '
City Manager Robert A.
Duff pointed out that these
properties do not face on any
public street and hence an
access problem exists that
would be intensified by per
mitting multiple family uses
in the area. The commission
to - Sea Route
Issue Topics
we can have them now, Bar-
ton said. He said Coos Bay,
the largest lumber shipping
port in the world, was the
"logical choice" for the end
of the Winnemucca-to-the-Sea
route which eventually would
connect with U. S. Highway
40 in Nevada.
Highway Called Disgrace
Gov. Mark Hatfield was
quoted by Barton as saying
Highway 42 which connects
U. S. 101 with U. S. 99 south
of Roseburg was a "disgrace
to the highway system." Hat
field previously suggested
that the Legislature set target
dates on the Astoria bridge
and the Winnemucca-to-the-Sea
route.
Richard Bettendorf, general
manager of the port of As
toria, said the Astoria bridge
would cost about $23.5 mil
lion. Oregon and Washington
already have contributed
$100,000 each for studies on
the bridge which are now finished.
Urodl States
EvUiHitary k
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1959
Proposal
suggested that steps be taken
to improve access to the prop
erties. The third request turned
down was one from Robert L.
Langhoff for a change from
multiple family to commer
cial for property at the north
east corner of West Main st.
and Western ave. to premit
a motor tuneup and repair
shop.
The commission called for
a hearing at its April 9 meet
ing on a change of zone from
commercial to residential for
two lots on Bryant st. be
tween Columbus ave. and My
ers ct. that are currently occu
pied by residential structures,
City officials could not ac
count for how the property
became zoned commercial in
the first place. The hearing
was called at the city's re
quest.
.Approve Annexation
The planners approved and
passed on to the city council
an annexation request from
Cap Vandagrift for 18.64
acres of Crestbrook Orchard
land lying east of Murphy rd
opposite Country Club dr. and
Waldren pi.
They approved the vacation
of a section of alley behind
Pulver's motel, 1237 North
Riverside ave., but -denied a
vacation request from Jack
Batzer for the alley between
Holly and Grape sts. running
from O'Gara ave. to Melrose
ave.
The plat for Ellendale sub
division unit No. 1, situated
on Ellen ave. at the north
edge of town,- received the
commission's final approval.
Action "on the dedication of
Swing lane was deferred.
OA's Office to
Check Ordinance
The county court will reach
a decision on the proposed
county subdivision ordinance
in two or three weeks, accord
ing to County Commissioner
Chester Wendt this morning.
The district attorney's office
must first study the legal as
pects of the ordinance. Then,
if it is ruled legal, the county
court will make a study of
the ordinance and make its
decision, Wendt said.
Meeting with the county
court this morning were Jack
Eaton, planning technician,
and Jerry Latham and John
Weisbrod, planning commis
sioners, to discuss the pro
posed ordinance.
Following a public hearing
Wednesday night, the propos
ed ordinance was referred to
the county court with the
planning commission's recom
mendation that it be approved.
No recommendation was
made to place the ordinance
on the ballot. Law requires
that a zoning ordinance be
submitted to a vote but does
not require a vote on a sub
division ordinance. Whether
the proposed ordinance is
placed on a ballot will now
be up to the county court.
years, will serve as a welcome booth for
tourists during Oregons Centennial year.
-The 10-foot high walls will have a perime
ter of 150 feet. The stockade will be built
of logs and will include a catwalk around
the walls' interior.
Two Klamath Falls
Men Plead Guilty
To Taking Trees
Two former Klamath Falls
men pleaded guilty in federal
court in Portland Thursday to
charges of stealing Christmas
trees on land owned by the
federal government.
The men, Stell Deloss Lo
ney, 37, and Gordon Charles
McKay, 35, were arrested
earlier this year. They were
reported to have removed
Christmas trees from the
Rogue River National forest
between Lake of the Woods
and Four Mile lake.
The men admitted selling
the 600 trees for $1,200 to a
wholesaler. According to lo
cal forest service personnel,
Shasta fir brings $1 or more
per tree for Christmas pur
poses. But in this case it was
stressed that many of the
trees cut were potential tim
ber trees, and therefore would
have more value than Christ
mas trees.
Also Appear
Also appearing before U.S.
District Judge Gus J. Solomon
was Mrs. Lois Lacey Sauer,
formerly of San Francisco,
who was arrested in Central
Point last December.
She pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging her, with
embezzlement. The former
cashier of the Navy Exchange
in the San Francisco Naval
shipyards is reported to have
admitted embezzling $9,829.85
during her six years of em
ployment with the exchange.
Judge Solomon ordered a
presentence investigation.
Following her arrest here
last year, she was arraigned
before U.S. Commissioner
Frank J. Van Dyke.
Pending in Jackson county
circuit court is a complaint
against 'Mrs. Sauer by the
Employers Liability Assur
ance corporation asking a
judgment of $9,000. The cor
poration is. the bonding com
pany for the U.S. Navy Ship
Store where Mrs. Sauer was
employed.
WINNING over many entries,
Elaine Atwood, 19, Anchor
age, Alaska, has been named
queen of Shenandoah, Va.,
Apple Blossom Festival. She
is student at Mills College,
Calif.
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Frogra
Price 10 Cents
Tribune
No. 204
Feeling of Gaiefy
Missing as Hawaii
Marks Statehood
Rainfall Dampens
Mardi Gras Spirit
By CHARLES BERNARD
Honolulu-(UPD-A huge bon
fire reddened the sky over
Honolulu Thursday night and
there was dancing and sing
ing ' in the rain-dampened
streets to celebrate congres
sional approval of the bill
making Hawaii the 50th state.
While thousands squirmed
their way through crowds in
Waikiki and elsewhere around
the island to enjoy the planned
festivities, other thousands
clogged the streets and high
ways with their autos as
sightseers, making it impossi
ble for other thousands to
reach their destinations to join
in the fund.
Flares Dropped
Military planes and helicop
ters flew over Waikiki
dropping multi-colored flares,
ships offshore fired off state
hood salutes. Huge search
lights stabbed through the
skies, adding a circus atmos
phere to the night.
But for some reason there
was little exhiliration in the
air. Things were a bit too
orderly-noisy enough, but it
lacked the Mardi Gras spirit
somehow. People seemed to be
out and about because it was
the thing to do. Maybe it was
because there were more peo
ple driving around looking
than those who were getting
out and doing something.
Showers Good Omen
The rains may have had
something to do with shack
ling enthusiasm. But to true
Hawaiians the light showers
and misty skies were a good
omen. Anything launched un
der such conditions, to them,
augurs well.
There were smiles every
where. Traffic jams were
laughed at and patiently wait
ed out.
Today the celebrating will
go on. All government work
ers and most employees of
civilian establishments along
with school children have
been given the day off as a
statehood gift. The big event
will be entertainment staged
in Honolulu Stadium where
the seating capacity will be
increased to handle 30,000
persons-if they can find places
to park their cars.
(See Stories on Page 3-A)
Ike To Report
On Berlin Crisis
Washington -4UPD- President
Eisenhower will take the Ber
lin situation directly to the
people Monday night in a na
tionwide television and radio
speech, the White House an
nounced today.
Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty said the President's
30-minute address would be
a report to the American
people on the evolving Berlin
situation and the general se
curity position of the United
States and its allies."
Eisenhower will speak from
6:30 to 7 p.m. (p.s.t.) over all
radio and television networks.
The speech also will, in ef
fect, be a prelude to his con
ferences at Camp David, Md.,
next week end with British
Prime Minister Harold Mac
millan. Portland -LTD- The Univer
sity of Oregon medical school
has decided to quit perform
ing autopsies for the Mult
nomah 'county coroner's of
fice. DOW -JONES AVERAGES
New York-iUPD-Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 in
dustrials 614.69, up 0.94; 20
railroads 164.25, up 0.07; 15
utilities 94.28, up 0.40, and
65 stocks 212.06, up 0.38.
Sales today were about
4,880,000 shares compared
with 4,690,000 shares Thursday.
Second Ranking
Soviet Communist
Visits Britain
Delegation Plans
Stay of 1 0 Days
London -(OPD- Mikhail A.
Suslov, second in command of
the Soviet Communist party,
arrived here for an unofficial
visit today expressing hopes
for warmer relations between
Russia and Britain.
Suslov, considered a hard
core Stalinist and a leading
party theoretician, brought a
Soviet delegation here for a
10-day stay at the invitation
of the British Labor party's
Anglo-Russian Parliamentary
committee.
Could Ee Embarrassing
Although the visit is strict
ly unofficial and the ruling
Conservative party has noth
ing to do with it, it could
prove embarrassing to Prime
Minister Harold Macmillan,
now in the midst of western
strategy conferences on the
Soviet threat to Berlin.
In a short speech at the air
port lounge, Suslov said in an
excited tone, "Spring is in the
air. We hope that the warm
air will help both nature and
the relations between our
countries."
He was' accompanied by
four other deputies of the Su
preme Soviet.
Sincere Wish
"In the sphere of interna
tional relations it is our sin
cere wish to contribute as
much as possible to the relax
ation of international tensions
and strengthen the friendly
relations with the British peo
ple," Suslov said.
"We note with satisfaction
that in recent times the gov
ernments of our two countries
have taken certain steps to
ward better mutual under
standing." Extra police stood guard as
Suslov stepped from a Soviet
TU104 jet airliner.
Bids Opened for
New Reservoir
Graff and James, Medford
contractor, was apparent low
bidder for construction of the
500,000-gallon reservoir atop
Barneburg hill when bids
were opened at 11 a.m. today
at city hall.
The Graff and James bid is
$34,772, compared to the en
gineer's estimate of $34,110,
according to Medford Water
Superintendent Robert L. Lee.
Lee said the Medford water
board is scheduled to meet
next Monday to consider
awarding the contract. Pres
ent plans call for the reser
voir's completion by July 15,
Lee reported. The reservoir
will serve Rogue Valley Man
or and other Barneburg hill
properties.
Graff and James is current
ly the contractor for con
structing covers on two city
reservoirs on Capital hill.
Other bids opened this
morning include Petrehn and
Purdy, Central Point, $35,
645; Wiley company, Ashland,
$37,400; Ausland Construc
tion company, Grants Pass,
$38,000; Salter and Klein,
Grants Pass, $40,186; Glenn
Snook, Eugene, $40,549; Peter
Kiewit and Son, Vancouver,
Wash., $41,250; R. A. Heintz
Construction company, Port
land, $41,561; John Kovtyno
vich, Eugene, $47,200; and
Vik Construction company,
Eugene, $49,912.
Grants Pass Man
Dies in House Fire
Grants Pass (UPD An early
morning fire today claimed
the life of John William Wiley
Macintosh, 94-year-old local
resident well known for his
bicycle riding.
Macintosh had observed his
94th birthday a month ago, on
Friday, Feb. 13.
Firemen said the blaze ap
parently resulted from a
faulty stove-pipe in his small
residence here.
Macintosh in 1902 rode a bi
cycle across the continent and
as late as 1942 had ridden his
bicycle to Portland and the
state of Washington. He con
tinued to ride the 1902 model
bicycle until his death.
He had lived in Josephine
county since 1921.
Portland Downtown
Tree Planting Voted
Portland-IUPD-The city coun
cil Thursday approved a
downtown tree-planting proj
ect to help spruce up the city
for the coming Rose Festival
and Centennial celebrations.
At least 500 trees will be
planted.
"Really, You're A Mess"
Five-Yea r-Old Girl
Injured When Hit
While Riding Bike
A five-year-old girl who
rode her bicycle into the path
of a Medford police car yes
terday afternoon was report
ed in "fairly good" condition
today at Sacred Heart hos
pital.
Jane Sue McCall, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle G. Mc
Call, 523 Haven st., was un
der observation for possible
internal injuries and in trac
tion for a broken right leg
suffered when the police car
struck her. She also received
facial abrasions.
Medford police said the col
lision occurred at 2 p.m. on
Summit ave. between Haven
and Fairmont sts.
Patrolman Donald Lee Pur
sel, who was driving the pa
trol car, reported in a signed
statement that she emerged
suddenly from behind a
parked car which blocked his
view. He said he was south
bound on Summit, driving be
tween 20 and 25 miles per
hour.
Account Confirmed
Pursers account was con
firmed by a statement from
Mrs. Dorothy Cordelia Stuart.
2650 Beall lane, Central
Point, who had parked the
car that shielded the girl from
view just before the accident.
Mrs. Stuart said she noticed
the girl as she approached
the parking space. She said
Pursel applied his brakes
hard when he saw the girl,
but that the bicycle was only
Boys Ordered to
Restore Damage
Four bovs responsible for
vandalism to outdoor Christ
mas lights have been ordered
to make restitution by con
tributing to a public project,
the Jackson county juvenile
department reported this
morning following a hearing.
One boy is 11 years old, two
are 12, and the other 13.
They were charged with
vandalism to outdoor lighting
last Christmas with the total
costs estimated at $30.72.
Circuit Court Judge Ed
ward C. Kelly did not judge
the boys delinquent this
morning. He postponed the
hearing until later and in
structed the boys and parents
to obtain the money neces
sary for restitution.
However, instead of return
ing the money to those per
sons whose lights were dam
aged, the money will be used
for something for a school, a
tree for the new swimming
pool in Medford or possibly
for buying Christmas tree
decorations for a needy fam
ily next December, Judge
Kelly suggested.
Most of the owners of dam
aged outdoor tree lights were
contacted and agreed to the
proposal.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to
night and Saturday with 'scat
tered light rain showers In val
ley. Snow flurries in moun
tains. Colder tonight witll low
29. A litUe warmer Saturday
with high 58.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday SO
Lowest this Morning 35
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today, Trace.
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 6:15 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 6:27 a.m.
The Moon sets 10:38 p.m.
tonight and is in Apogee.
First Quarter March 17
Mercury, setting at .. 7:19 p.m.,
is now growing dimmer and
harder to see. Its next brief
appearance will be as a morn
ing star in April.
OS WJ ''f WET" aau .
about four feet from the
police vehicle.
Pursel, who has a child the
same age as the McCall's
daughter and lives only two
blocks from where the acci
dent occurred, stated that a
city flusher truck had sprayed
water along Haven st. shortly
before the collision.
KF Man Receives
Suspended Term
Truman Thurman, 38, of
Klamath Falls, received a
two-year suspended sentence
in circuit court yesterday for
uttering and publishing a
talse check.
He was also directed to
make such restitution as
equitable "to be determined
by the court subsequently
He had pleaded guilty to
the charges on Feb. 19 and
the case was continued until
an . FBI report could be
ceived.
Jack Joe Dugger, 23, and
Gil Wayne Cooper, 22, both
of Trail, were arraigned in
circuit court on the district
attorney's information. The
case was continued. Alan
Holmes was appointed Dug-
ger's attorney and Stanley
Jones attorney for Cooper.
The men and a 16-year-old
Trail boy are charged with
uttering and publishing a
false check. The youth was
remanded to juvenile author
ities.
They were arrested Feb. 14
in Wyoming from which they
were recently extradited for
cashing $2,421.09 worth of
payroll checks in December,
local authorities reported.
Soviet Union
Expresses Alarm
Moscow (UPD The Soviet
Union expressed alarm today
that the Western Allies might
refuse to negotiate on the
Berlin crisis.
Izvestia, the official Soviet
government newspaper, ac
cused the West of trying to
solve the Berlin crisis with
tanks instead of the negotia
tions wanted by the Russians.
The magazine "New Times"
reported fears the Americans
will discourage British Prime
Minister Harold Macmillan's
negotiation plans during his
Washington visit next week.
West Coast,
Lines Argue
Long Beach, Calif.-IUPD-Wit-
nesses today continued to pa
rade before Civil Aeronautics
Board Examiner William F.
Cusick in the so-called Pacific
Southwest route case.
The case appeared to be the
main one on the agenda of
the regular CAB meeting
which includes readjustment
of some routes between trunk
and local airlines and the ad
dition of local service to some
cities not yet having regular
stops.
Local Carriers Involved
The hearing matter in
volves three local service car
riers - Bonanza, Pacific Air
Lines and West Coast Air-lines-and
five major carriers
American, Trans-World, Unit
ed, Continental and Western
Air Lines.
West Coast Airline, recent-.
Demos Joined by
Four Republicans
In 36 to 23 Vote
Proposal Favored
By Gov. Hatfield
Salem - (UPD - A so-called
"Capital Gains." bill, favored
by Gov. Mark Hatfield, was
defeated in the Oregon House
today 36 to 23.
Democrats generally oppos
ed the bill along with four
Republicans.
The bill would put provi
sions for capital gains in the
income tax law and tie it to
a cigarette tax of two cents
a pack and 10 per cent on
other tobacco products.
The cigarette tax bill was
referred to the House Tax
Committee.
Bill Defended
Rep. P. Douglas Heider fR-
Salem) explained the bill on
the floor. He said the Oregon
bill did not go as far as the
federal government in allow
ing provisions for capital
gains.
Heider said that allowing
for capital gains would cause
more money to be invested
in Oregon, thus creating jobs
at a' time when they were
scarce.
Rep. F. Bristol (R-Grants
Pass) said that many enter
prising businessmen were
leaving the state because they
"don't want to pay a penalty
for doing business in Oregon."
He maintained that while
money would be lost through
allowing capital gains that
money was being lost now
because there was no capital
gains provision.
Barton Opposes Bill
Rep. Clarence Barton fD-
Coquille) said capital gains
would cost the state some $9
million a year, of which $6
million would Bo to onlv
about 750 people who make
more than $50,000 a year.
"There is no justification
for giving this small group
of taxpayers a tax subsidy,"
Barton said.
Barton, chairman of the
House Tax Committee, also
has a bill in the Committee
with a capital gains provi
sion, but it is not tied to a
cigarette tax and requires
that the money gained must
be re-invested in Oregon.
The cigarette tax bill re-
referred today would have
raised some $7 million a bien-
nium.
The House Tax Committee
has two other cigarette tax
bills before it for study as
well as Barton's capital gains
bill.
Rail Retirement
Bill Approved
Washington-flJPD-The House
Commerce Committee today
approved a bill to increase re
tirement and unemployment
benefits for the nation's one
million railroad workers.
The railroads have opposed
the measure on grounds it
would further weaken them
financially and result in more
layoffs of workers.
The bill is similar to one
that cleared the Senate but
died in the House last year.
It would increase retirement
and survivor payments and
pensions 10 per cent.
The increase would be fi
nanced by boosting for three
years the payroll taxes paid
by both the workers and the
railroads. .
Salem -(UPD Robert F. Har
rington, 40, Coos Bay. has
been named administrative as
sistant to Chief Justice Wil
liam McCallister of the Ore
gon Supreme Court effective
April l.
Pacific Air
Route Cases
ly granted a new route into
San Francisco - Oakland via
Sacramento, wants to extend
its service south to Los An
geles by way of 10 central
and southern California cities.
Representatives from two
additional cities-Salinas and
San Luis Obispo-told Cusick
they wanted West Coast Air
lines to serve their cities.
They said neither United nor
Pacific have proposed any fu
ture service for them.
Two Daily Trips
West Coast has offered to
serve the cities with two daily
round trips on a two-stop
route from San Francisco
Oakland to Los Angeles. Unit
ed, now serving Salinas, has
agreed to withdraw and serve
that city through the Mon
terey airport, and Salinas wit
nesses agreed such service
would not handle their needs.