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tat 6u it Li uja Price 10 Cents Medford 53rcLYear Tribune 30 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1959 Nc. 221 1(011 ha 'WW i : t , 4 a?&'Sfitjf' $ u h I 3 ; s ; g8S ItHk (UMdllAltr SCHOOL ceot Htimci . - J .. Ce'Jii t omicoH f : .. -.f "t . tZf'fe;- pf g .-. .3:"V! ADDITIONS TO SCHOOL - The proposed plan (above) for additions to the Rogue River elementary school, which were ap proved Wednesday by Rogue River school district voters, has been submitted by Jack A. Edson, A.I.A., architect for the project. In the aerial view above, at the upper left is the existing elementary wing built in 1950. Directly behind that wing is a four classroom addition which will be built King, Queen of Pear Festival to Be Named Tonight Selection of a young king and queen to rule over the an nual Pear Blossom Festival April 11 will be made tonight at ceremonies in Jackson school auditorium. The public is invited. Mayors of valley cities will make the selection from six boys and six girls who were entered in the royal race by local organizations. The program, which will begin at 7 pjn., will include a pageant by Jackson school students. The Pear Blossom queen will be selected from the fol lowing candidates: Julie Houk, 6, daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Houk, 1080 Pleasant Way, Ashland; Karen Greb, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Greb, Eagle Point; Pattie Klatt, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Klatt, 204 Med ford Heights; Lynn Roethler, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Roethler, 257 Cerritos ave.; Mary Helen LeRoy, 6, . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vern LeRoy, 119 Pine st., Central Point; and Margaret Stephen, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Stephen, 2817 Beall lane, Central Point. King candidates are Frank Allen Hunt, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Hunt, Hillcrest- Phoenix rd.; Kevin Kimmel, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kimmel, Eagle Point; Jerry Smith, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Smith, 409 Summit ave.; Michael Paul Facio, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs, Mike Facio, 2241 Robert rd.; Michael Matt- son, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Mattson, 911 Queen Ann ave.; and Larry McCul- ley, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. William M. McCulley, 1440 South Ivy st. The new queen and king will be crowned by last year's royal couple, Miss LaDonna Lull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Lull, and Bob by McLean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith McLean. Russia To Refrain From Hostile Action Berlin-(UPD-A Soviet spokes man said today the Soviet air force would refrain from hos tile action against U.S. planes that fly to West Berlin at altitudes considered too high by the Soviets. WEATHER FORECAST: Partlv cloudy to night. Considerable high and middle cloudiness Friday. Air port low 42. High Friday 65. Temp. Highest Yesterday 67 Lowest this Morning S3 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today . 6.38 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:52 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 3.32 a.m. New Moon AprlL.7 PROMINENT STAR Aldebaran, in the west 8:42 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sets 9:02 p.m. Mars, well abov Aldebaran. Jupiter, rises ; .11:06 p.m. Saturn, low in south east 2:42 a.m. Saturn, low In south ' 0 Annuel! on Emergency Leave Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-UPD- An airman charged today a "storming" lieutenant colonel ordered him and six other enlisted men off a plane tak ing , them home from Japan on emergency leave. The colonel and his family then took off in the plane for a Hawaiian vacation. The airmen appealed to Lt. Gen. Robert Burns, U.S. mili tary commander in Japan, School Bond Issue Receives Approval Rogue River-Rogue River school district voters Wednes day approved a $175,000 bond issue to finance construction of an additional elementary school, officials "reported to day The vote was 287 for the bond issue and 69 against, Following the counting of the ballots last evening Jack A. Edson, Medford architect, was instructed to complete plans for the school, officials said. i To Advertise for Bids They explained that the school board will advertise for bids immediately follow ing the completion cf plans, and bonds will be advertised. ' Target date for the comple tion of the building is Sept. 1, officials said, so classes may be scheduled there this fall. The new school will have 11 new classrooms, office space, library, cafeteria and kitchen. - The building would join the present facilities with a walkaway. Result of Condemnation The election was the result of a recent condemnation by the state fire marshal of the third floor of the elementary school, a three-story structure which is 50 years old. Edson said that materials to Sanitary Engineer Installs Filter Ted Gerow, state sanitary engineer from Grants Pass, yesterday placed a high-ve locity filter on a downtown rooftop as another step in the current study of Med- ford's air conditions, city hall officials reported. Officials' said Gerow and Jim Agee, associate engineer with the state air pollution authority, plan to be here April 13, 14 and 15 to collect samples and investigate smoke sources in this area. Don Kent, city hall printer participating in 1 the study, said today he recently com piled a list of smoke genera tors, mostly lumber mills, fh the Medford area. He report ed individual steps have been taken in several cases to con trol smoke. He said those responsible for the 14 smoke sources on his list all report they have plans for pollution control. Gerow and Agee are expected to investigate the burning methods employed at the sources and to discuss the control plans with those re sponsible. Kent said 10 distilled-water sampling stations are now in operation in this area. They were installed the week of 1To.tV, O f A 0 Auckland, L.ew Zealand (UPD-Comrnunist Chinese au-e thorities have refused permis sion for Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mount Everest and transarctic hero, to enter Tibet for an attack on Everest from the north. who ordered the Military Air Transport plane back to Japan and personally bounced the colonel from the flight. The incident dtcurred last Thursday. The colonel was or dered to .. remain in - Tokyo pending an investigation. Airman 2C Robert J. Kindl said here today that "We were all on emergency leave. My son had died. The daughter of another was in a hospital now to provide a total of eight classrooms for grades one through four. The school administrative offices and library will also be in the unit. Another wing, across the front, will have eight classrooms, cafeteria, kitchen and new rest rooms. Center rear is the existing gymnasium, directly behind the existing three-story brick classroom building (in dotted lines) which was con demned in part by the state fire marshal. be used in the new construc tion will include lightweight block masonry for walls, con crete slab floors with asphalt tile finish, wood roof- systems with insulation and built-up roofing. Upper grade classrooms will have skylights for maxi mum uniformity of natural lighting, according to the Plan. Crossing Closure Hearing Tonight A public hearing on the proposed closure of the Clark st. railroad crossing heads the agenda for the Medford city council meeting at 7:30 o'clock tonight at city hall. City Manager Robert A. Duff has presented the coun cil with a detailed report on this subject including the pos sible alternative of a crossing for a westward extension of Edwards st. to the north. He states that a crossing at some point in this area is "prob ably desirable." The city planning commisc stbn has recommended that Hthe Clark st. crossing be re fined and improved. Duff has recommended de nial for the time being of the proposed vacation of Mingus st., the subject of a second public hearing on tonight's agenda. Other matters scheduled for possible action , include an amended ordinance for regu lating private detectives and merchant patrolmen, a zone change from residential to limited commercial for Gott lieb J. Wolffs property at the southeast corner of Crater Lake ave. and Roberts rd. and a zone change request for property belonging to Harold Farr behind his Valley Cen ter Trailer Court on North Pa cific highway. Projects for which con tracts may be awarded to night include paving East Jackson st. between Bear creek and Genessee st., and paving and installing curbs and gutters for Columbus ave. between West Jackson st. and McAndrews rd. Kentuckian Seen Alcorn Successor Washington-fUFD-Sen. Thrus ton B. Morton of Kentucky was described in informed Re publican quarters today as the probably successor to re tiring GOP National Chair man Meade Alcorn. A new chairman will be elected at the Republican Na tional Committee's meeting PApril 10-11 after a seven- member subcommittee con sults President Eisenhower. In Kentucky, Morton said he was available for the job i? the National Committee and all segments of the party wanted him. He also said that, if elected, he would retain his Senate seat. and fear was expressed for her life." , Airman 1C Coye Y. Bell said today at FayetteUle, Tenn., he was the one who tele phoned General Burns. "I knew I was in the right and I thought I'd stand up for it." Bell was en route home to see his brother, also an air man, who was seriously in o . if Police Slander Radio Station Owner Indicted By Marion Jury Independence Police Chief (Also Accused Salem -(UPD- A radio station owner and a police chief to day faced charges of slander ing Oregon State Police and H. G. Maison, state police superintendent. Secret Indictments were re turned by a Marion county grand jury Wednesday and later bench warrants were served on W. Gordon Allen, owner of radio stations KGAY here and KGAL in Lebanon, and George Utley, police chief at nearby Independence. Allen posted $250 bail on each of three indictments against him and Utley posted $250 bail on the one charge against him. The warrants, served on the two men in the sheriff's office here when they appear ed voluntarily, charged "slan der by broadcasting defama tory matter." Allen told reporters, "The fight has only begun, boys." He said in a statement: "I forecast this indictment against me on my Wednesday (April 1) broadcast. However I went into this knowing full well that the whole machin ery of the state . . . would be thrown against me." He add ed, "It is my belief that the stale police system will stop at nothing to stop my disclos ures and I have already been threatened by one cf their high officers." The charge naming Utley is a joint charge which also was issued against Allen. The grand jury began its investigation late last month and called many prominent witnesses including. ex-Gov. Robert D. Holmes and Attor ney General Robert Y. Thorn ton. Resolution Picks Adjournment Date SalerrU-flJPD -A resof&tion calling for sine die or final adjournment of the 50th leg islativesession for April 18 at 5 p.m. was introduced in the Senate today. . But that doesn't mean that the legislature will necessar ily quit on that date. Speaker of the House Robert B. Dun can said he thought the legis lature can Qiish its work and go home by April 25 while Rep. Keith Skelton (D Eugene) and some other mem bers think that the legisla ture will not be able to close its work until close to May lo If the resolution is adopted by the Senate it will go' to the House where it likely will be pigeon-holed and brought out for action when a definite date for final adjournment j decided upon. Treasurer to Speak At Demo Meeting Karl Janouch, Jackson county treasurer, will discuss O and C funds at a meeting of the Jackson County Dem ocratic Central committee at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at the Labor temple, 24Vz South Grape st., Medford. Janouch is expected to dis cuss the source, use and why redistribution of the funds is being considered. The public is invited to the meeting, com mittee members said. (Bumped jured in an auto accident. S.-Sgt. Paul S. Cain said at Sedalia, Mo., he was shocked and surprised to learn the colonel nad bumped him. "I wegtut on the runway and explained the situation to the colonel," he said. "But he turned his back on me and went right on into the plane. "It wasn't what you expect of an Air Force officer." Cain was called home be "Try It On I Made Public Assistance Will Be Curtailed Steps will be taken to cur tail public assistance in Jack son county due to lack of state funds during April, May' and June, James Pullman county welfare administrator, told the county court yesterday. Such budget categories as old age assistance and aid to dependent children will be cut 5 per cent effective May 1, following instructions from the state welfare commission, Pullman said. The state welfare &mmis- sion recently appealedyo the legislature for a deficiency appropriation of $1,90,000 to provide funds for the rest of the fiscal year ending June 30. The house today passed an ap propriation of $1,200,000, or $700,000 less than the com mission's request. Increased request for assistance during the past year created the defi cit situation, the commission has reported. General Assistance o General assistance will be trimmed 10 per cent, effective as of April 1, according to the state commission's letter. All counties are urged to deter mine carefully eligibility for general assistance. Payments for heat, rent and utilities are kept to a minimum. Payments for all funeral services are to be reduced 10 per cent effective April 1. All payments to nursing homes are to be reduced 10 per cent for all services rendered on or before April 1, the letter stat ed. No more youngsters are to be placed undqr foster home care than were in the pro gram as of Jan. 1. Medical care under general assistance would be cut to less than $1,000 a monthjn Jack son county. The Jackson coun ty welfare commission (pent $2,000 a month on an average during the year. Expenditures for drugs would be reduced to less than 50 per cent. Hospital rates effective April 1 would be reduced ac cording to the following sched ule: one to five days of hos pital care, 10 per cent; six to 15 days, cut 20 per cent; 15 days and over, 25 per cent cut. Delivery Care Only essential pre-natal or delivery care will be ap proved, basea on medical in formation provided by a phy sician. All medical care for old age From Plane by Vacationing cause his daugnter, Terri.Jo, 1, has pneumonia. The child, on the critical list at White man Air Force Base Hospital at Sedalia, has improved, Cain said. The Air Force did not iden tify the colonel but Kindl said he knew him as "Lieutenant Colonel Piatt." The colonel, Kindl said, "Came storming into the plane It Especially For You" assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, and aid to the disabled will be sharply curtailed. Drug costs will be reduced by approxi mately 50 per cent. No glasses, prosthetic aids, dentures or elective surgery will be pro vided, Pullman said. It is nqi known whether these reductions will remain in effect for the following two years until the fegislature passes the state, commission's appropriations. Voters May Still Be Reinstated County residents who have not voted . in the last two elections and wish to remain as registered voters have un til 5 p.m. Friday, April 3, to have their names rein stated, County Clerk M?rvin Madden reminded residents i LUUcl V . Ql Earlier this year all regis tered voters in the county who fall in this category wg-e notified by mail that their registrations cards would be puned if they did not notify the elections department. Avjlarge number have con tacted the department in writ ing, Madden reported, but there are many who have not done so. He stressed that all the resident needs to 'do to have his card reinstated is to contact the department ! in writing. Monday the cards will be pulled for this group. Follow ing that time persons will have to reregister to be able to vote in coming elections. Burglary of Phoenix Home Is Reported Phoenix-The residence at 102 Elm s, Phoenix, used by the PowellLumber company as thQr office was burglar ized recently, city police re ported) Phoenix police said that an electric adding machine was reported taken. They are still investigating the incident, they said, as there is a possi bility of other items having been taken. Entrance was made to the building through an unlocked window. a9d was pretty mad about the airmen ready to take otD' He ordered a major to bump the enlisted men, Kindl said. The major told the colonel he "was doing wrong," the air man said. "But a direct order is a direct order and you don't disobey them." Kindl said the enlisted men "appealed directly to General Burns for help and he was kind enough to take some Western Allies To Continue Work For World Peace President Speaks At NATO Session (Washington (UPD- President Eisenhower pledged today that the western allies will "continue to make concrete and realistic proposals" to set tle differences with Russia, but said that the Kremlin must abandon its goal of world domination. Addressing the 10 th anni versary session of NATO against the grim backdrop of crisis in Europe, the President listed proposals "for disarma ment, for a just solution to the problems of Germany, for European security and for co operation in the newly open ing realm of outer space." Requires Courage "We shall always keep open the door of honest discussion -even to those whose creed is world domination," Eisen hower declared. ' Eisenhower emphasized that the "road leading to lasting peace and universal justice," will require courage, sacrifice and perserverence. The West, he said, "shall never cease to encourage" a change in the Communist pur pose of world domination. The President told the members of the 15-nation alli ance that "we must be pre pared during the years ahead to live in a world in which tension and bickering be tween free nations and the Soviets will be daily experi ences." Program for Peace Then he called the roll of what is needed on the road toward lasting peace and uni versal justice: "-Courage to stand fast in the face of menace and of threats 0. . "-Sacrifice needed to main tain and improve our collec tive strength over a long period of time ... "-Perseverance to explore every avenus. which offers reasonable hope for just solu tions to the issues between ourselves and the Soviet Union." No Gains Made Eisenhower, . who was NATO's first supreme mili tary commander, noted that the Communists have made neither political nor military gains in Europe since the North Atlantic Alliance was forged 10 years ago. He pointed out that despite the "economic sacrifice" by member nations, military ef forts pf the 15 countries "have by no means stunted the eco nomic growth" of the NATO nations. On the contrary, he added, "there has been a not able increase in production, trade and living standards among the NATO peoples dur ing the 10 years of NATO's existence. Economic and mili tary strength have developed hand in hand. (See stories on page 12) House Approves Welfare Request Salem-IUPD-The House today approved 47-9 an emergency request from the Public Wel fare Commission for $1.2 mil lion to enable the commission to pay welfare recipients un til June 30. Q However, the money was not approved until charges had been made on the floor of incompetence and high ad ministrative costs in the Wel fare Department. The Commission originally requested $1.9 million to keep welfare payments at their current level. Gov. Mark Hat field . suggested that this amount be cut to $900,000. Salem -(UPD- A resolution has been introduced in the Or egon .House calling for an in terim committee to study ur ban mass transportation for the Portland metropolitan Salem -fUPD- The Senate Ju diciary Committee has tabled a bill which would have elim inated Justice of Peace courts. action. He sent him a sincere note of thanks for what he did." Burns personally ordered the plane back to Tachikawa Air Force Base 30 minutes after it had left for Honolulu with the colonel, his wife and four children. The general went to the base to make sure the enlisted men got on board. Vs2 erf 1 FOREVER AMBER? - The "little "light" housekeeper in the amber traffic light above caught the eye of Photographer Kenn Knackstedt Tuesday as he drove by the Main and Orange sts. intersection. Although close observation was difficult, Knackstedt said the ladybird's tail "resembles a robin's." Considering the comfort of her improvised home, local birdwatchers doubt that she's a cuckoo. Defense Rests in Condemnation Suit The defense rested its case Wednesday at 2:3 p.m. in the condemnation suit brought by the state highway commission for Highway 99 freeway right-of-way in the Rogue River area for property' owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allison, Rogue River. Attorneys involved indicat ed that the case will go to the Group Considers Parking Program A local group has secured options on three downtown lots with an eye to develop ment of private off-street parking facilities, according to Don McNeil, manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. " McNeil reported that Bob Taylor, vice president of the chamber, presented plans for this project to the chamber's board of directors today. . Development of the lots, McNeil explained, would hinge upon participation of local merchants in a park-and-shop program. He said the in terested group is asking par ticipation of 30 merchants in the program at the outset as a prerequisite to acquiring the lots. The chamber's retail mer chants committee is expected to reply to the proposal within two weeks, McNeil reported. He &id the lots, all at key downtown locations, could be placed in operation within 30 to-60 days after the property is acquired. Under a park-and-shop pro gram, shoppers are presented with stamps at stores they patronize which entitle them to free parking for a specified period. Dalai Lama Said To Be in India New Delhi -(UPD- The god like Dalai Lama pf Tibet was reported today to have es caped his Chinese Communist pursuers and crossed the bor der into India. The Chinese Communists said in a Peiping radio broad cast monitored in Tokyo that the young Dalai Lama was ac companied into India by some of the rebels who took part in the fighting at Lhasa, Tibet's capital city, nearly two weeks ago. The Communist report came soon after informed sources in New Delhi reported renewed fighting had broken out be tween rebels and the Chinese Communists in an area south east of Lhasa. Colonel? An Air Force spokesman said the investigation was be ing conducted personally by the 5th Air Force inspector general and would be com pleted in a few days. Kindl said the plane had to dump large quantities of fuel as a safety measure before landing back in Japan. Airman 3C Gordon N. Read said in Ithica, N.Y., that the c0 Km jury this afternoon. The final witness for the state, Burton Dunn, Salem, appraiser for the highwav deDartment. tes tified prior to noon today. The closing arguments and instructions to the iurv weri expected to be completed shortly after noon. Five Witnesses A total of five witnesses were called by the defense in the suit which started Tuesday in circuit court here. Presid ing is Judge James M. Main. Witnesses called by the state include A. L. Chapman, resident department engineer at Grants Pass; Delbert Wil liams, state appraiser; and James Rodman, Eugene, a fee appraiser. Rodman was called Wednesday evening and his testimony continued into this morning. During yesterdav's fwrfi. mony, the effect of an adja cent freewav on nrnnortxrm valuation was stressed Wil liams testified that people will buy property next to a free way, but under cross-examination stated that he couldn't remember a sale of such property. Estimate Xoss The state's aDDraiser ett. mated the total loss and dam age for Allison's property to be used for the freeway at $1,250. The Allisons are seek ing $3,855 in damages for the 1.4 acres. Rodman tostifioH loss and damases on the naropl of land should be $1,285. Attorneys for the rfo are Stanley C. Jones Jr. and Joel Reeder. William Mans- iieid is attorney for the state highway department. Los Angeles Wills Under Record Heat Los Angeles-UPD-Los Ange les residents, wilted from a record breaking spring heat wave, today were confronted with an outbreak of eye irritating, throat -choking smog. The Air Pollution Control District reported an ozone reading of .45 was taken at 11:38 a.m. in the downtown area. A first stage alert is de clared when the smog hits .50. The brownish pall formed over the city as the tempera ture headed for 90 degrees. Highest reading up to noon was the 87 recorded at 11:39 a.m. Wednesday's 92 - degree high broke an all-time record for April 2 and marked the hottest day of the year. Long Beach registered 90, and it was 99 in the desert resort of Palm Springs. Family incident caused him to miss his mother's funeral. "If I hadn't been bumped, I'd have made it for sure," he said. The Air Force saids the in vestigation hopSi to learn who ordered the enlisted men? taken off thajslane and why seven men had to be bumped to make room for the six mem bers in the officer's family. C5 O
