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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
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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
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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.
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