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72 a it Tra mm i . mr. a m f r L CACHE DISCOVERED Medford and Ore gon state police yesterday confiscated some S3 ,000 worth of building supplies piled un der a plastic tarpaulin on a lot off Gibbon rd. Jose Manrubia-Martinez, 26, is held in Jackson county jail in connection with thefts of the items from local construction sites. Here (from left to right) Medford De Condemnation Suit May Goto Jury Thursday A condemnation suit by the state highway commission for Highway 99 freeway right-of- way in the Rogue River area is expected to go to the jury tomorrow afternoon, attor neys involved in the suit indi cated today. The case is one of three to be tried in Jackson county cir cuit court. There are other cases pending, but it is not certain they will go to trial, it was explained today. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allison, Rogue- River, are seeking $3,855 in damages for state ac quisition of 1.4 acres of land on the north side of the Rogue river approximately a mile west of Rogue River between the Josephine county line and Evans creek. The state has of fered $1,250. Smallest Sum The condemnation action in volves the smallest sum of any of the three, but is one in which the state highway com mission and the land owner are the farthest apart on dam ages sought. In the next case, the state is offering $14,000 in damages and the owner wants $17,000, and in the third and largest case the state has offered $26, 000 and the land owner wants $32,000. The Allisons' attorney, Stanley L. Jones, today said that the $3,855 is the lowest of the appraisals the property owners received from their own appraisers. Takes Witness Stand Taking the witness stand yesterday, Allison said he per sonally appraised the damage at S4,808: He said the 1.4 acres he would lose through condemnation would provide two building sites. He added that he appraised all his prop erty at $9,808. This includes a land valuation at $2,550, de preciated value of his house at $5,312, $800 valuation on or chard, lawn, shrubs, landscap ing, $200 of irrigation equip ment, $300 for a well. Allison testified his biggest asset is qdiet and seclusion of the property as it now stands. With construction of the free way the state highway com mission estimates that 3V4 cars per minute would travel the new thoroughfare, he said. E. L. Bartholomew, Med ford real estate man, testified this morning that he appraised the damages for the 1.4 acres at $4,400. Chinese Communists Push Search for Dalai Lama .New Delhi, India -(UPD- The Chinese Communists were re ported pushing an all-out search today for the Dalai Lama in an effort to remove him as the rallying point for the Tibetan revolt against Red rule. Whereabouts Unknown There was no firm official word on the whereabouts of the young god-king of the mountain land. But the offi cial Chinese National Central News Agency said he had reached a safe place in Tibet and was personally leading the fight against the Com munists. Reports in Taipei newspa pers said the Nationalist air tective Lt. Lyle Perkins, State Policeman Don Cain, Jim McGowan, of the Medford Street Dept., and State Police Sgt. Fay Hol ley load sheets of plywood onto a city truck. Two trips of the l-ton dump truck were required to haul the materials, which in cluded everything from nails to a pastel green toilet, to storage at Medford airport. Mexican Arraigned On Grand Larceny In District Court Jose Manrubia - Martinez was arraigned in Jackson county district court yesterday on charges of using a motor vehicle without the owner's permission and grand, larceny. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. Bail was set at $1,500 on each charge. The charges against Man rubia, who will be 27 in July, concern operating a straddle- Seasonal Wardens Start Work Today Five seasonal forest war dens began work with the southwest district of the state department of forestry today, first day of the department's fire season. The five are George Davis, Central Point; William Cot ton, Medford; Gerald Patter son, Antioch, and Dave Ne ville and Frank Simmons, Prospect. Bill Davis, Gold Hill, began warden duties last week. All have previous experi ence with the forestry depart ment. Some of the men will move out "to stations about May 1. The wardens are work ing out of the district head quarters here now. Mainten ance is their present task, and remodeling of Isabelle look out south of Medford is also underway. All regulations pertaining to the fire season are now ef fective. District Warden Curt Nesheim has announced that permits must be obtained be fore burning is done on or within an eighth of a mile of forest land, including burning in incinerators. Permits may be obtained from the head quarters here on Table Rock rd.', the Grants Pass office or from any state fire warden. Logging and sawmill opera tors have been advised that all requirements concerning fire tools and equipment must now be met. Operators must have a permit before start of logging or sawmilling. Salem-(DPD-Rep. Grace Peck (D-Portland) said today she would introduce a bill to pro hibit fluoridation of water. She said the bill was request ed by the Portland Organic club, the Health Education League of Portland and other groups in Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass, Eugene and Salem. foce was airdropping leaflets and minor supplies to the reb els and planned to fly in Na tionalist officials to help the rebels. Calculated Risk In Hong Kong, meanwhile, Chinese experts were quoted as believing that the Chinese Communist government in Peiping took a calculated risk in cracking down in Tibet - a move that set off the current rebellion. The Hong Kong sources said the Reds apparently felt it was more important to bring Tibet into line with Peiping policy than to avoid a propa ganda black mark in the eyes of world public opinion. carrier'belonging to Southern Oregon Moulding , company, Camp White, and thefts of building supplies. Investigation by Medford and state police has impli cated him with recent thefts of an estimated $3,000 in building materials and equip ment from construction sites in this area. A cache of items ranging from a fireplace core to boxes of nails to sheets of plywood was discovered in a lot off Gibbon rd. northeast of Cen tral Point. In a Medford apartment rented by Manrubia at 722 West Fourth st. investigators discovered sketches : for con structing a house, as well as jars of preserved fruit and a television set reported stolen last week from 955 Biddle rd. State police arrested Man rubia last Saturday morning and on the basis of what he first told them held him for immigration authorities as be ing in this country without authority. From further in vestigation the same day it developed he was a valid resi dent. He was subsequently held for unauthorized use of the lumber carrier. A report from federal im migration authorities today disclosed Manrubia was born in Mexico July 22, 1932, and was admitted to the United States as a permanent resi dent May 17, 1957. Police reported Manrubia's wife, a- native of Medford, lives with her parents in a house trailer, here, and has one child. Pf&T Installs New Equipment Pacific Telephone has com pleted installation of addi tional telephone switching equipment in the Phoenix Talent central office, accord ing to Manager J. H. Creager. The installation makes it possible to meet continued growth in the Phoenix-Talent exchange. The central of fice served 1,292 phones when it went into service in April, 1957. There are now 1,515 telephones in Phoenix-Talent, Creager said. New batteries also were in stalled in the office to keep pace with the demands of new switching equipment. The central office is de signed to continue its opera tion uninterrupted even dur ing a power failure on com mercial electric power lines, Creager explained. Installing the new switch ing equipment and additional battery supply cost the tele phone company over $17,000. WEATHER FORECAST: Considerable cloudiness and mild tempera tures tonight and hursday. Airport low 42. High Thursday 60. Temp. Highest Yesterday 52 Lowest this Morning 49 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 03 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today ..6:37 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 5:54 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 2:55 a.m. New Moon April 7 Highlight of the phenomena in the skies in April will be the slowly increasing brilliance of the planets, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Venus, the brightest of the three, continues to set later each evening, and Jupiter and Saturn rise earlier each night. 53rd Year Medford 16 Pages United States Warned Against Flying Too High 'Complications' Threatened Berlin (UPD A Soviet spokesman warned the United States today against flying planes to West Berlin -at heights not accepted by the Soviet Union. He said if the U.S. defies a Soviet ban on flights in the air corridors above 10,000 feet it will lead to "complications." The spokesman did not spell out what he meant by "complications" but the im placation was that the Soviets might take action against the aircraft. Unarmed Plane Buzzed Three Soviet jet fighters buzzed an unarmed American Air Force transport plane Fri day on flights both into and out of West Berlin while it was crossing the Soviet zone. The Soviets rejected an American protest against the buzzing and countered with a protest of their own. They said western aircraft may not fly above 10,000 feet when crossing East Germany to and from West Berlin. A spokesman at the Soviet Embassy in East Berlin back ed this stand. Answer Said Obvious "The U.S. cannot unilateral ly change flight rules and pro cedures," he said. ' , Asked what would happen if the U.S. continued to fly above 10,000 feet he said, "You are asking what will happen if established rules are broken. The answer is obvious. It will lead to complications." The U.S. contends there is no 10,000-foot ceiling on flights across the Soviet zone and was expected to reject formally the Soviet claim. Pick Coordinator For Phoenix Event Phoenix - Allen Harris was appointed coordinator of the Phoenix Festival last night by the Festival committee. The Festival is scheduled for May 16, a one-day celebration, in cluding a parade, a dance, con tests, helicopter rides, carni val activity and commercial displays. This year's celebra tion will include a Centennial breakfast. Harris said the first busi ness for the committee will be to select queen candidates. Ap plications for queen candi dates are being circulated at Phoenix High school this week, and potential candi dates will meet with the com mittee next week. Final se lections are to be made April 8. The queen is selected on the basis of who sells the most tickets. Candidates are picked on . the basis of citizenship, scholarship, and appearance. Last years' queen was Janice Grove. Harris, a Phoenix resident since 1952, will make com mittee - appointments this week. Festival proceeds go to the support of the Phoenix Community club. "Now In This Case, They're All Waiting For A Call' MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1959 TemnibD Reno -(UPD- A strong rolling earthquake which lasted for 15 minutes was felt here to day at 10:19 a.m. Prof. James I. Gimlett, head of the geophysical laboratory at the University of Nevada, said the quake probably was centered about 45 miles north west of here. He said the main temblor registered a magni tude of 6 on the Richter scale Group Discusses Swimming Pool at Jackson Street The Medford parks and rec reation commission last night discussed plans for the pro posed West Jackson st. swim ming pool but took no action pending more complete infor mation. Commission Chairman Russ Jamison reported afterward that one swimming pool com pany has ' offered hope for construction of a pool within the proposed $75,000 budget. He said this possibility might involve eliminating from the bath house such extra facili ties as a lunch counter. He said the commission may hold a special meeting early next week if further in formation becomes available. City Manager Robert A. Duff has stated on prior occasions that the pool shoald be com pleted by this summer On the subject of opening the Hawthorne park pool about mid-May, two weeks ahead of the normal schedule, Commission Member Glenn Lynn reported there is a "def inite interest" . among local schools. The early opening, it is understood, would primar ily accommodate the school groups holding year-end pic nics and swimming parties. Enthusiastic reports on the community spirit behind de velopment of Union st. park near Washington school were heard last night. Trees are be ing planted and picnic tables and playground equipment constructed. Jamison said afterward he understood the city water department was in stalling a water supply for the park. The commission's special committee on Prescott park atop Roxy Ann submitted a detailed report on repairs and improvements that should be made. These ranged from spraying poison oak to cover ing an empty septic tank to rebuilding picnic facilities. Other possible improvements discussed include planting seedling trees and scattering flower seeds. Russ DeForrest, president of the Oregon Sportsman club of Jackson county, dis cussed that group's interest in combatting pollution in Bear creek. He said a full-scale survey of pollution sources along the creek is under con sideration. ' It was generally agreed that the best way to improve the situation is for interested groups to take positive steps to set good examples for others. on the university seismo graph. Reno police and Washoe county sheriff's deputies said they received several calls from alarmed citizens but that no damage was reported. The Reno fire department, however, was investigating a possible tie-in between the earthquake and a house fire reported minutes after the Clamp i On R MOVING DAY-M6vers today continued the task of transfer ing records and equipment of the bureau of land management from Medford city hall to the bureau's new quarters in Office Park, South Riverside ave. at Barnett rd. The BLM offices on the top floor of city hall will be used by city departments. The BLM plans an open house Monday, April 6, at its new location. . iss Mencke Named For European Stay Miss Carolyn Mencke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Mencke, 2141 East Jackson St., has been selected by the American Field Service to take part in the summer ex change student program, it was announced today. Miss Mencke, a junior at Medford High school, will leave in June to spend the majority of the summer in a European country under aus pices of the program. She is sponsored locally by the Ro tary club of Medford. Final selection was an nounced by the New York of fice. Finalists here were Miss Lucille Lowry, -Miss Elaine Jennings, and Miss Mencke. Also making the finals was John Frohnmayer, who with drew at his own request since his brother, David, was the local student selected last year. Student Activities Miss Mencke is active in many student activities at the high school and is one of six candidates for student body president She is the only girl seeking this position, it was . reported. Earlier this year she was elected state secretary for the International Relation League. Selection is based on schol arship, leadership and other qualities determined by inter view. Interviews were con ducted by Mrs. H. C. Christ ensen, president of the Med ford chapter, AFS; Mrs. Frank Bash, president-elect of the local chapter; Alex McDon ald, dean of boys at the high school, and Mrs. Grace Berg, high school dean of girls. Miss Mencke will be noti- Astoria Bridge Bill Gets Favorable Vote Salem (UPD The House Highway committee has voted out favorably a bill calling for a $25 million bond issue to finance a new highway toll bridge across the Colum bia river at Astoria. Vote on the measure was 6-3. Tribune first shock was felt. The temblor started light fixtures swaying at nearby Stead Air Force Base and it was reported the shock had temporarily knocked out the central traffic control system at the Western Pacific Rail road center at Doyle, Calif., although no major - damage was reported. In Carson City, observers sTrave ussian Officials fied by the New York office as to the country to which she will be sent. Elected President At a Monday meeting of the. Medford chapter Mrs. Bash was elected president. The local committee is charg ed with the responsibility of handling details of the ex change student program of the AFS. At the meeting, it was an nounced that two foster homes had been selected for students who will arrive here later this summer to attend Med-, ford High school next term. The foster parents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Finch, 223 Bradford Way, and Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Humphreys, Ross lane. The Finch home will be for a girl to be sponsored by the Rotary club of Medford and the Humphreys will serve as foster parents for a boy spon sored by the Medford Crater Lions club. Deadline for Blossom Festival Parade Deadline for entering floats in the annual Pear Blossom Festival parade April 11 is at noon Wednesday, April 8, Festival officials have an nounced. The theme for this year's parade is "100 Years of Pears," and will consist of three sections. The first will be decorated bicycles, tri cycles, and other children's units; the second will be motor - powered commercial entries and representative dis plays from the Crater Lions club's Sportsfair; the third will be on the Centennial theme. No Entry Fee Officials said there is no parade entry fee, and county residents are encouraged to participate for awards. The parade will form at the Library park in Medford, and will start at 2:30 pjn. Satur Price 10 Cents No. 220 KCITD said the quake caused the old Capitol Building to "shake and. groan" but no damage was reported. Members of the state Prison Board, meeting in the gover nor's office at the time, said the shaking lasted several sec onds. The quake was also record ed at the Berkeley, Calif., seismographic station. . Move Made in Retaliation for Soviet Maneuver 'Washington - (UPD - The United States today clamped an almost complete ban on travel of Soviet officials in this country in retaliation for a similar ban on American Embassy personnel in Russia , Lincoln White, State De partment press officer, said the U. S. Embassy in Moscow had reported that the Soviets "for temporary reasons" had closed down all travel of for eign mission personnel, both civilian and military, to any area in Russia except Lenin grad. Lone Area Unaffected He said that in retaliation the U. S. has banned travel of Soviet Embassy personnel to all areas in the United States except from Washing ton to New York. White said the U. S. ban will be lifted when and to the Jegree that Russia relaxes its ban. "When they open areas, we will reciprocally open up areas here," White said. Before today's bans, Soviet Embassy personnel in this country and U. S. Embassy personnel in Moscow were permitted to travel over about two-thirds of each other's countries upon 48 hours notice. Similar Ban Year Ago The Russians imposed a sim ilar travel ban about a year ago which lasted for a week or two in most areas but for a longer period in some, such as the Central Asian part of Russia. It was speculated that last year's ban by the Russians was in connection with mili tary maneuvers. Moscow gave no official reason for the latest ban. Princess Grace Due For Surgery This Week Lausanne, Switzerland flJPD -Dr. James A. Lehman told United Press International to day he will operate on Prin cess Grace of Monaco "some time this week." Portland - (UPD - Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said he favors Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960. Ban Entering Floats in Pear day, April 11. Members of the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce will serve as mar shals. Participants are asked to be at the park by 1:45 p.m. so judges may consider entries before the parade starts, Festi val officials said. The grand marshal will be Miss Jackson County, Miss Pat Rushton, who was select ed at the Kiwanis County Fair last August. She will be spon sored by the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce in the Miss Oregon Pageant at Sea side in June. She will precede the royal float, which will carry the King and Queen of the Pear Blossom Fe s t i v a 1. The king and queen will be selected at ceremonies at Jackson school starting at 7 p.m. Thursday. Several marching units have indicated they plan to At Least Six Persons Killed; 67 Others Hurt Central Texas Area Worst Hit Hillsboro, Tex.-(UPD-At least eight tornadoes hit sleeping communities and homes over a front hundreds of miles long in Texas and Oklahoma Tues day night. They killed at least six per sons and injured 67 others, four of them critically. A tornado that hit two com munities between Hillsboro and Waco, in central Texas, was worse than the other sevsn combined. It accounted for all of the six dead and 38 of the injured. Auto Blown Off Road That tornado blew an auto mobile from the road, killing Mrs. C. B. Bruner, 27, wife of a James Connally Air Force Base flight surgeon. It injured her husband and two children. It drove so many splinters into the body of A. Lee Harris, 71, Bynum, Tex., that doctors at Hillsboro said he looks like a "pin cushion." The twister destroyed or damaged an estimated 75 homes and other buildings be tween Hillsboro and Waco. A refuge for the homeless was set up in the First Baptist church in Hillsboro. Other Tornadoes The other tornadoes, and the damage and casualties they inflicted included: Walnut Bend and Calisburg, Tex. - Nineteen persons in jured, including two serious ly. Farm buildings and a nat ural gas plant destroyed. Wal nut Bend and Calisburg are about 120 miles north of Hills boro. Henderson, Tex. - None in jured. A garage and a home destroyed and trees plucked up cy their roots. Air Basts Escapes Perrin Air Force Base, Tex. -A tornado touched ground, but no injuries or damage re ported. Perrin AFB is north of Dallas, near the Oklahoma line. - Silver City, Okla. - Six in jured, including one serious ly. Terlton, Okla.-Damage but no casualties reported. Morrison, Okla. - Damage but no casualties reported. Rock Creek Lodge Resort Four injured but none seriously- Parks Commission To Hire Director The Medford parks and re creation commission made a tentative selection for the post of city parks and recrea tion director at a meeting last night at city hall. The individual's name was withheld pending his decision on whether to accept the po sition. Commission Chairman Russ Jamison reported list night that three prospects inter viewed recently for the job all proved to have excellent qualifications. City Manager Robert A. Duff said today the commis sion's first choice is expected to reply with his decision by tomorrow noon, . Alcorn To Resign Position Next Week Washington (UPD Meade Alcorn advised President Ei senhower today that he will resign as Republican national chairman, effective next week. Salem-(UPD-No new snow was reported on Oregon mountain routes today. Is April 8 march in the parade. Festival officials said. Arrangements are being made for the pos sible appearance of the Cen tral Point Junior High school band and the Ashland Kilty band to entertain at special ceremonies at Hawthorne park following the parade. Lead Second Section Miss Sportsfair, Miss Mari anne Samuelson, Medford, will lead the second section, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lane, Ashland, will portray "Pioneer Jackson County" in leading the Centennial section of the parade. Volunteers of the Festival association will build and decorate the royal float for the parade. Volunteers are asked to meet at the home of Art Wood, 112 South Keene way dr., Medford, Sunc'a-ir afternoon to work on the float. h i (I
