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LAMP LIGHTERS As temperatures dipped
to 25 degrees in the coldest orchards this
morning, heating crews were out in force
for the second straight night to protect hun
dreds of acres of Rogue valley pears from
being nipped by frost. Above, Monty Pen
well puts a torch to a chimney-type burner
while Pete Rasmussen waits so they can
Orchard Heating
General in Valley
2nd Time Today
Orchard heating was gen
eral in the Rogue valley this
morning a s temperatures
dropped to, 25 degrees, accord
ing to Clifford B. Cordy,
county horticulture agent.
Orchardists lit heaters,
about 1 a jn., he said. Many
buds were probably killed in
the colder and unheated or
chards and many more may
be killed tonight in . similar
spots," he said." '
So far expectations f or . a
ood near croo are good. Cor
dy said. Currently, the bud
set is good and pollinizing
conditions are good, he ex
plained. Anjous in the valley
are in full bloom and the
Bartletts are opening into
bloom. -
Warm afternoons are favor
able for pollination and fruit
set, Cordy said. In some cases
where seeds have been killed
by frost the trees are more
apt to set fruit if they have
had pollination, the county
agent added.
Conviction Upheld
For Ashland Firm
Sacramento (DPD A U. S.
Court of Appeal has upheld
a conviction against the Mag
nolia Motor and Logging Co.,
Ashland, Ore., for theft of
government logs and destruc
tion and depredation of gov
ernment land.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Jo
seph Bertain said Tuesday the
appeals court in San Francis
co upheld the two count con
vicion and fines of $10,000
on each charge.
The company was charged
with cutting timber on the
Klamath River in Humboldt
County, Calif., under the gen
eral larceny statutes which
makes the crime a felony ra
ther than a misdemeanor.
Truman Considering
UCLA Professorship
Los Angeles - (UPD - Harry S.
Truman said today he is "con
sidering an offer" to take a
temporary professorship at
UCLA. '
Pear Festival
Scheduled in
The sixth annual Pear Blos
som Festival parade is sched
uled Saturday, April 11, at
2:30 p.m., and the second an
nual Sportsfair at the Med
ford armory will be held April
10, 11 and 12.
. Eleven bands and marching
units will be included in the
parade which annually salutes
the pear industry. Deadline
for entries in the parade was
noon today.
Bands to Appear
Bands that will appear in
clude Medford, Rogue River,
Phoenix, Crater, and Ashland
High schools, and Hedrick
and McLaughlin Junior High
school bands as well as the
Eagles Junior Drum and Bugle
corp from Cave Man aerie,
Grants Past.
OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
School Board Vote
Scheduled
The present members of the
Medford school board will
serve as the governing body
of the new district formed
through the consolidation ap
proved by voters last Monday,
it was explained today.
Under state law, administra
tion'of a consolidated district
is handled by the staff of the
largest district involved, in
this case, Medford. "
Dr. Leonard Mayfield, su
perintendent of Medford
schools, will be chief execu
tive of the new district J
Members of the board in
clude Frank C. Bash, chair
man, who has filed for reelec
tion this year and is lin
opposed.VWilliam Barker, Ed
w a r d Branchf ield, Otto
Ewaldsen, and Keith Hocker
smith. Disregard Petition
Although petitions may
have been filed for school
boards of the five districts
which voted to consolidate
with Medford Monday these
will be disregarded.
Next year the newly con
solidated district may be di
vided into seven zones with
one school board member to
be elected from each. These
would be voted on by the en
tire district, however. An
amendment to this law, House
Bill 40, now proposesto let
each county school district re
organization committee deter
mine if such zoning is feasible.
Other districts in the coun
ty and their board candidates
in the May 4 election are:
A s h 1 a n d-Howard Wiley,
now chairman, filed for new
five-year term; Dave Fortmil
ler, board member, filed for
reelection to complete an un
completed four - year term.
(Former board member Dale
Williams had moved out of
town. Fortmiller was appoint
ed to take his place but must
be elected to that position dur
ing the , next school board
election).
Central Point
Central Point Wilton
White has filed for reelection
to fill the unexpired term of
former board member Hal
Bishop.
Eagle Point Darrell Stan
ley, present board chairman,
has filed, for reelection for a
five-year. term. . '
Parade, Sportsf air Are
Medford This Week End
The Central Point Junior
High school band will present
a program of music at Haw
thorne park as part of the
awards ceremonies; it was re
ported. Also appearing on the
program will be the Ashland
Kilty band and the Highland
dancers.
The color guard for the pa
rade will be furnished by Ore
gon National Guard.
Members of Medford Troop
8, Boy Scouts of America,
will carry pear shaped pla
cards denoting the various sec
tions of the parade.
First Effort
The Sportsfair is the first
concerted effort to combine
resources of the southern Ore
gon and northern California
recreational facilities, '. sports
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APRIL 8, 1959 No. 16
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make another pass through the orchard.
Both attend Medford High school and were
members of the Black Tornado football
squad this year. Heating was general
throughout the valley, with some orchards
firing shortly after 1 a.m., according to
County Extension Agent Clifford B. Cordy.
for May 4
Talent Bruce Cyphers and
Sam James have filed for the
position to be vacated by Mrs
P. J. (Nona) McAbee, board
chairman. '
Prospect Frank Boothby,
incumbent, has filed for re
election to the five-year term
Evans Valley J a m e s H.
Martin, current chairman, has
filed for a second term. Wil
liam J, Johnston has filed for
a five-year position.
Rogue River Dr. C e d r i c
Rambo and Dale Hatch have
filed for the five-year position
to be vacated by Carlton San-
deen.
Butte Falls-Ted Fredenburg
and Charles Ferguson have
filed for the five year term
t4 be vacated by Earl Remsen,
current board chairman.
Phoenix Allen Harris is
seeking reelection and is now
board chairman. Also seeking
that position is Dr. M. Donald
McGeary
Salary Schedules
Discussed by Group
Salary schedules for class
room teachers in the Medford
district were adjusted by the
district budget committee last
night, Dr. Leonard Mayfield,
superintendent, said today.
The new schedule' was
recommended to correct in
equities in the old schedule
and to bring into line the Med
ford salaries with those of dis
tricts' of similar size in the
state.
The committee suggested
increasing the starting salary
for teachers with bachelors
degrees $100 to $4,000. in
creasing the starting wage for
a teacher with five years ex
perience $50 to $4,220, and
increasing the beginning
teacher with a master's degree
$30 to $4,330.
Maximum salaries recom
mended are $6,000 in 10 years
for teachers with bachelor's
degrees, $6,420 in 11 years for
teachers starting with five
years of experience, and
$6,730 in 12 years for teachers
with masters' degrees.
. The salary schedule will be
part of the proposed budget,
on which work has started,
and will have to be approved
by voters in the district.
clubs - and sports equipment
merchants, it was announced.
Representatives of the
Crater Lions club, which di
rects the event,' reported that
the combination has been
planned to "stimulate interest
in local facilities and products,
bring about increased appeal
to tourists, and offer to mer
chants the chance to partici
pate towards one mutual pur
pose." Among the activities
planned at the Sportsfair are
a horse show, parachute jump,
skin diving, and swimming
exhibitions, helicopter rides,
retriever demonstrations and
trout fishing.
More than 70 paid exhibits
may be viewed during" the
event at the armory.
Otiiifiniie
Ashland Packing
House Destroyed
By Fire Tuesday
Damage Estimated
At $28,000 Today
Ashland -Wiley's Packing
house and equipment in it
were destroyed in a 21-hour
fire here early last night.
Ashland firemen late this
morning said damage was esti
mated at $28,000, including
$5,000 worth of apples. The
blaze, they said, apparently
was caused by spontaneous
combustion.
Frank Tamney, 201 Girard
dr., Medford, owner of the
plant, said he closed the
building, went to his pickup
truck to go home and noticed
smoke coming out from under
the building. The packing
house, he said, burst into
flames when he opened the
door to check further.
Sorting, Grading Equipment
In addition to the packing
house, sorting and grading
equipment, two cleat-type
tractors, two spray rigs, two
utility trailers and one fork
lift were damaged or destroy
ed.
Tamney said ammonium
nitrate fertilizer was stored
under the building, and card
board cartons inside the pack
ing house. Ashland firemen
said the blaze was so hot some
pieces of equipment stored
near the building could not
be reached to be moved.
The fire caused clouds of
yellowish smoke, and the
scent of sulfur drifted over a
wide area, according to re
ports.
Firemen were called about
5:35 p.m., and the fire was
brought under cqntrol about
8 o'clock. Firemen remained
at the scene until after 9:30
p.m., and one man was on
watch all night. One line was
connected to the site as a
standby measure this morn
ing. Also damaged was a cold
storage plant at one end of
the packing house. Aluminum
foil insulation between' the
packing house and cold stor
age unit was credited with
saving the cold storage shed.
The building and equip
ment were insured, Tamney
said. Insurance adjusters were
scheduled to be at the scene
this morning.
Unemployment
In County Said
Down Sharply
Unemployment in Jackson
county decreased sharply last
month as the seasonal upturn
in employment made itself
felt, according to John J. Pat
ton, manager of the state un
employment service office
here.
Unemployment in the coun
ty as of March 31, he said,
was estimated at 1,710, which
is 18 per cent below Febru
ary and 40 per cent below
March, 1958.
The greatly improved con
ditions of the present season
were brought out by the fact
that unemployment compen
sation claims were down to
about 60 per cent of the num
ber filed in March last year,
Patton said. Job . openings
were up about 50 per cent
compared to March, 1958.
Patton said there were
some temporary layoffs, but it
appeared that many of those
out of work would be off
only a short time.
Labor Supply Adequate
Presently the supply of un
skilled and semi-skilled labor
is adequate, and probably will
remain so during the next 60
days, he said. Skilled labor in
some occupations is already
becoming scarce, Patton said.
"Well qualified professional
people are practically non-
existant. This office is at pres
ent trying to fill orders for
medical records librarian, reg
istered nurses and production
engineers," he said.
The labor pattern, he said,
is a familiar one, but its early
development this year is an
indication of probably labor
shortages later in the season.
During recent months, the
local office has given apti
tude tests to Jackson county
high school seniors who are
not going to college. The stu
dents will be seeking perman
ent employment when school
is out in June, Patton noted.
Employers are invited to
contact the employment ser
vice office for specific infor
mation about the source of
new employees, he said.
Portland - (DPD - David R.
Gibney will become the new
supervisor of the Willamette
National Forest about May 1.
as
ire
Union Official
Sees Disaster
Eventual Result
Wage Increases,
Shorter Week Asked
Washington- (DPD - AFL-CIO
President George Meany
opened organized labor's big
rally on unemployment today
with a scathing attack on
President Eisenhower's eco
nomic policies.
Meany, his remarks pre
pared for delivery at the Na
tional Guard Armory here,
charged that the President's
policies would prolong high
level unemployment and even
tually lead to disaster.
Asks Increased Spending
He called instead for higher
wages, shorter work week,
vastly increased spending on
public works projects, bigger
jobless benefits and stepped
up defense spending.
About 5,300 union officials
and unemployed workers
from virtually every one of
the 137 AFL-CIO affiliated or
ganizations were on hand for
the mass conference on unem
ployment in the bunting
trimmed armory.
Take Precautions
The rally, designed to put
pressure on Congress and the
administration to take action
to spur the economy', was
guarded against possible infil
tration by Communists and
other outsiders.
Meany attacked Congress
as well as the administration
in his speech. He termed the
recent extension of unemploy
ment benefits for three
months as a "crumb to the
starving.
Leading Problem.
The AFL-CIO president said
unemployment was America's
leading domestic problem de
spite a government report
showing the jobless rolls had
dropped by 387,000 in March
to 4,362,000, The number of
jobs increased by more than
one million to nearly 64 mil
lion. ...
Meany said Tuesday's re
port on the job situation and
accompanying optimistic
statements from administra
tion, officials were "well-
staged propaganda."
Slot Machines Are
Taken from Hall
Three 'slot machines were
confiscated Tuesday after
noon by Medford city police
at the Carpenters hall, 123
West st.
The hall was entered by po
lice on a search warrant from
district court, police said. The
warrant was served on. George
Potucek, business manager at
the hall.
The three slot machines
were discovered in, a back
room off the kitchen, reports
show. They were taken to the
courthouse by a city pickup
truck and turned over to the
sheriff.
Potucek, who city police
took to the district attorney's
office, was later released, it
was reported.
Chicago - (UPD - Mayor Rich
ard J. Daley rolled to a near
record victory for reelection
Tuesday night, garnering
about 70 per cent of the vote
to swamp former Republican
Rep. Timothy Sheehan.
"It's A Great Chance To Get In On
The Ground Floor"
leadftr of - Fir
any laps
Valley Men Join Search
For Griffith Park Permit
Los Angeles (DPI) Dennis
Farrell, 32, the hermit of Grif
fith Park who turned his back
on civilization six years ago,
was sought today by relatives
offering him a home.
But no trace of the de
termined recluse has been
found since Friday when he
was flushed from, the city
owned 4,200-acre park located
almost in the middle of teem
ing Los Angeles.
Picked Up By Police
Farrell, garbed in tattered
clothes, bearded and very
nervous, was picked up by
police at the fringe of the
park lined with - fashionable
homes last week end when
officers went to investigate a
prowler report.
He told police he served
in World War II as an in
fantryman and was wounded
through the lungs on Okin
awa. He recovered, but when
he was returned to civilian
PLANT TREES-Bill Ferris (right) manager
of Memory Gardens Memorial park recent
ly donated six Zelkova serrata trees to the
city for the new Union street park; to addi
tion to donating the trees Ferris als pro
vided the digger being used above to plant
one of the trees. Assisting with the planting
are Reuel K. Rians Jr. (left) 1031 West 10th
Three Persons Die
Near Sprague River
Klamath Falls (DPD Three
young persons were killed and
three others were injured to
day in a one-car accident,
southeast of Sprague River,
state police reported.
The dead were Norman Bar
ney, 19, Chiloquin, the car's
driver; Joseph Barkley, 18',
Sprague River, and Geraldine
Dexter, 19, Sprague River.
State police said they, were
riding in the front seat of the
1959 sedan and were killed
instantly.
Injured were Lewis Hur-
tade Jr., 18, Sprague River;
Freddie Arnold Woods, 17,
Sprague River, and Evelyn
Miller, 33, Bly. Hurtade and
Woods were the more serious
ly hurt. They were brought
to Klamath Valley hospital
here.
Pre
life, Farrell told police, he
found he had changed.
"At first I just wanted to
die because I saw no future
in ' anything," he said. "I
thought I'd just go up there
to Griffith Park and die - I
just didn't see any future.
Tried to Starve
"I tried starving myself to
death. The first time I went
without food for three days,
then again for 11 days.
"But the hunger pains were
too reat. I couldn't stand it
any more."
Farrell said that for the
past six years he lived off the
leavings of park picnickers,
food found in garbage cans
and what wild fruits and
berries he could find in the
rugged hills of Griffith Park
at night.
Detective Frank A. Fox,
who helped arrest Farrell, said
after much discussion police
decided to allow Farrell to
Plans Sought for
Mew Swimming Pool
The Medford Parks and
Recreation commission Tues
day evening recommended
that necessary action be taken
as soon as possible for drawing
plans and specifications for
the proposed swimming pool
at the Jackson st. park site.
The commission's recom
mendations were submitted to
City Manager Robert Duff
who will present them at the
next meeting of the city coun
cil, April 16.
The commission stated that
the pool probably would not
be completed for use during
the entire season this year,
but it could be opened later
in the summer.
It was stated that an ade
quate pool could be built
for the $75,000 available.
The commission recommended
that the program get under
way as quickly as possible.
Landscape Architect
Members also recommend
ed that a landscape architect
be engaged to lay out compre
hensive landscape plans for
the park site, and that they
be coordinated with the swim
ming pool project.
Ross Lumber company, on
the recommendation of their
forester, Dick Swan, donated
5,000 ponderosa pine trees for
planting on selected sites in
Prospect park on Roxy Ann.
The trees are scheduled to ar
rive this week end and will
be planted as soon as a plant
ing program can be inaugu
rated. Representatives of South
ern Oregon Conservation and
Tree Farm association have
agreed to provide profession
al assistance with the planting
project, it was stated, as well
as other public forest agencies
who will provide supervision.
Skelton To Seek
Attorney General Job
Salem-(DPD-Rep. Keith Skel
ton of Eugene said today he
would seek the Democratic
nomination for attorney gen
eral at next year's May pri
mary election.
ee leimany;
sitfent's Nicies
return to the park.
"It's no crime to live alone
and avoid society," said Fox,
"and he appears healthy and
rational.!'
Farrell returned to his lone
ly life in the park surrounded
by civilization, but news
stories of his existence reached
relatives in Oregon, and his
home in North Platte, Neb.
Relatives Join Hunt
Lyle, Dennis' 35-year-old
brother from North Platte,
arrived here Monday along
with two uncles, Ance Copley,
775 Queens dr., Medford, and
A. R. Copley, Agate rd., Eagle
Point. They went to the
sprawling park in an effort
to find Dennis Tuesday.
Lyle described his brother
as a normal youth who showed
no signs of moodiness when
he left home at 18 to join the
Army. He was unable to un
derstand his brother's choice
of life, he said.
st., and Leo Thomas, park superintendent.
A meeting is scheduled this evening' of all
neighborhood volunteers to plan Saturday's
work, it was reported. The park, completely
a neighborhood project, will include tables,
fireplaces, and paths, which will be done by
area residents. i
Arrangemens- are now un
der way with other lumber
interests - to secure planting
tools for the project. The sub
committee on Prescott park
will be in charge of the pro
gram. It was announced that
they had secured the services
of several local Boy Scout
troops to assist in the plant
ing. Ponderosa pine was one of
several varieties recommend
ed for planting in this area.
Oil Coat
It was announced that the
county had agreed to spread
a light oil coat on the Roxy
Ann road prior to the tourist
season to stop some of the
dust and that the city could
continue their regular main
tenance in the area, especial
ly the control of poison oak.
It was reported that they
would also place signs at the
entrance of the park drawing
attention to the fact that
shooting in the park area is
prohibited.
Local organizations who
have expressed interest in va
rious beautification projects
at the park may contact Glen
Linn, chairman of the sub
committee, Eugene Garner, or
Verl Walker.
A report was given by Mrs.
O. E. Eden on the Union st.
park project.
Repeal of Prohibition
Voted in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City -DPD- Okla
homa's sudden thirst for legal
liquor after 51 years of prohi
bition will have to wait three
more months b'efore it is
quenched, despite a record re
peal vote.
Repeal carried by more
than 80,000 votes Tuesday,
ending prohibition that went
into the constitution when
Oklahoma became a state in
1907. It left Mississippi the
only legally dry state in the
Union.
Presidential
Powers Declared
Under-Estimated
Flexible' Attitude
For Allies Seen
i
Bonn, Germany-(DPD -Chancellor
K o n r a d Adenauer
served notice today he intends
to continue leadership of Free
Germany if elected to the
figurehead post of president
Adenauer told the nation
barely 24 hours after his de
cision to retire from the chanr
cellorship that the president's
powers are "much greater
than one usually believes."
He said he decided to seek
election to the presidency "to
insure the continuity of our
policies for many years."
He added that the presi
dency's "rights and duties"
were underrated both here
and abroad.
The 83-year-old chancellor.
in a move that surprised Ger
many and the world, an
nounced Tuesday he was leav
ing office to accept the Christ
ian Democratic Union's nomin
ation for federal president.
He is expected to remain in
office as a lame duck leader
until he takes over the large
ly symbolic job of president
on Sept. 12. His election was
assured because of his strength
in the Federal Assembly which
meets in West Berlin July 1.
Western reaction was swift.
Washington and London be
lieved his stepping down
would enable the Allies to
take a more flexible attitude
in the forthcoming East-West
talks on Berlin and Germany.
French President Charles
de Gaulle was so surprised and
dismayed he called a special
cabinet meeting today al
though he is suffering from
the flu. There was some fear
the Western position may be
weakened.
Moscow did not react of
ficially but the feeling there
was sure to be one of joy. The
Soviet has regarded Adenauer
as its No. 1 Public Enemy and
government officials have
called the religious Adenauer
a man with a cross in one
hand and an atomic bomb in
the other.
There still was no certainty
as to who would succeed Ad
enauer. Until recently Eco
nomics Minister Ludwig Er
hard, 62, the man who per
formed an economic miracle
by restoring war-torn Ger
many to prosperity, was con
sidered the most likely choice.
But he has argued recently
with Adenauer. This brought
up the name of Finance Min
ister Frantz Etzel, 56, or De
fense Chief and Rearmament
Pioneer Franz Josef Strauss,
43. There also might be a com
promise dark horse.
Indecent Material
Indictments Dropped
Eugene -(UPD Circuit Judge
Frank B. Reid today dismissed
eight indictments which had
charged violation of Oregon's
obscene literature statute.
The indictments were re
turned by a grand jury last
spring, ihe dismissals came
on motion of District Attorney
William Frye in the wake of
a ruling by Circuit Judge A.
T. Goodwin that the Oregon
statute was unconstitutional.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Clear tonight and
Thursday. Slightly warmer. Air
port low tonight 34. High
Thursday 80.
' Temp.
Highest Yesterday L IS
Lowest this Morning ' 30
Our Stces Tonight
Sunset today ' 6:45 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5:42 a.m.
Moonset today 7:32 p.m.
First Quarter . April 15
PROMINENT STARS
Reculus. hirh n -south 9:08 p.m.
Betelgeuse, low in
west 10:21 -p.m.
The Big Dipper, well up in the
northwest at sunset, will be in
the northwest after midnight.
Bootleggers, who grossed up
to $100 million a year as an
industry, started looking for
another livelihood.
It was the first repeal elec
tion the wets have won in
seven tries.
But the prohibition laws
will remain in force for the
three months estimated for
putting the new laws into the
books. State Safety Commis
sioner Joe Cannon declined to
comment on how hard he
would enforce prohibition
during that time.