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Letter Requests
Dulles To Serve
As Consultant
Secretary Praised
For Devotion To Job
Augusta, Ga. -flJPD- presi
dent Eisenhower today for
mally accepted the resigna
tion of John Foster Dulles as
secretary of state and. con
ferred by telephone with the
cancer-stricken Cabinet offi
cer on the selection of his suc
cessor. The White House said a
new secretary would be
named "within a few days."
Eisenhower, in accepting
Dulles' decision to quit with
"deepest personal regret," si
multaneously named the ail
ing secretary "as a consultant
to me and the State Depart-
. ment in international affairs."
Successor Discussed
The chief executive con
ferred Wednesday night and
again this morning by tele
phone with Dulles who is
, battling recurrent cancer at
Walter Heed -Army Hospital
" in Washington.
Press Secretary James C.
" Hagerty said the President
and the secretary discussed
. the selection of a successor
f and the manner in which Dul
.les, .although . grievously-. 411,
will continue to serve Eisen
hower as an elder statesman
' and consultant on foreign af
fairs. "
Dulles' letter to the Presi
dent was dated Wednesday
and stated simply, "It is ap
parent to me that I shall not
be well enough soon enough
to continue to serve as secre
tary of state."
, Eisenhower, accepting the
resignation which will be
come effective when the new
secretary has been nominated,
confirmed by the Senate and
sworn in, was unstinted in his
praise of Dulles. ,
"As a statesman of world
stature, you have set a record
in the stewardship of our for
eign relations that stands
clear and strong for all to
see,", the President wrote
Dulles in an affectionate let
ter signed "D.'E."
"By this letter," the Presi
dent added, "I request you to
serve in the future, to what
ever extent your health will
permit, as a consultant to me
. and the State Department in
international affairs. I know
that all join me in the fervent
hope that you will be able to
continue the important contri
butions that only you can
make toward a just peace in
the world."
The White House, reported
today that public expression
of regret over the illness of
Dulles and his decision to
leave was pouring into the
President's offices in Wash
ington and here in Augusta.
Hagerty called it "a very large
flood of messages" running
into the thousands.
Eisenhower Asked to Be
Wagorimaster for Train
President Dwight D. Eisen
hower has been invited by
the Jackson County 4-H Em
pire Builders' Council to be
honorary wagonmaster of their
covered wagon train this sum
mer, according to County 4-H
Agent Glenn Klein.
The letter was directed to
President Eisenhower by Jo
Anna Malloroy, president of
the Empire Builder's council
when the teenagers heard that
the president would be com-
ing west this summer.
"Teenagers, too, are help
ing" to focus attention on Ore
gon's 100th birthday," Miss
Malloroy wrote. "Our Jackson
county 4-H Empire Builders'
Council is sponsoring a cover
ed wagon trek from historic
Jacksonville in southern Ore
gon to Oregon State college
in Corvallis where we hold
our annual 4-H club summer
school. Our purpose in writ
ing is to invito you to be
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL
, "Hey Look, Fellows
Castro Greeted by
Cheers, Picketing
On Arrival in U.S.
Washington ' - (UPO --Cwbai.
Prime Minister Fidel Castro,
greeted by wildly cheering
fans and picketing opponents,
started a round of appear
ances .today to win new
friends for his regime.
The only scheduled appoint
ment on the first day of his
11-day U.S. visit was lunch
with Acting Secretary of State
Christian A. Herter.
But associates said the un
predictable Castro might give
his worried security- guards
more headaches by getting a
Request Drafted by
Two School Boards
Phoenix A letter request
ing consideration of petitions
requesting a vote on 'the Phoenix-Talent
consolidation issue
was drafted at a special joint
school board meeting here last
night. The letter prepared by
Phoenix and Talent boards
will be presented to the Jack
son county school district re
organization committee next
Tuesday night in the county
courthouse. .
Previously, the reorganiza
tion . committee called a spe
cial meeting next week to fur
ther consider the question of
holding a vote on the consoli
dation issue in each of the two
districts. The committee at its
last meeting voted against
holding such an election. The
special meeting was called fol
lowing a Phoenix school
board meeting Monday night
when a number of citizens
from Phoenix angrily protest
ed the committee's action.
honorary wagonmaster of our
wagon train."
"A news report stated you
are coming west to dedicate a
dam , in Colorado June 9. We
would deem it the greatest of
honors if you could plan your
trip to be in the Medford
Jacksonville area a day early,
June 8, to give the order
Wagons Ho! as we start our
trip."
The Jackson county 4-H'ers
in cooperation with the coun
ty Centennial committee and
the extension service, have
organized five wagons. En
route the train will be joined
by 4-H'ers from Coos, Curry
and Douglas counties as the
teenagers "relive" some of
the conditions experienced by
their forefathers. . .
The trek with six wagons,
75 teenagers and adults will
take approximately 12 days
to cover the 200 miles, -it is
estimated.'
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A Parking Platform'
whinv'.to-ga-ofj; shopping .-or
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An American official said
precautions taken to protect
the 32-year-old Cuban leader
were tighter than' those ap
plied when Soviet Deputy
Premier Anastas I.' Mikoyan
visited here in January. The
Cuban Embassy and U. S.
State Department have re
ceived anonymous threats
against Castro's life. , -Seeks
U. S. Loans
Castro, whose forces over
threw dictator Fulgencio Ba
tista on New Year's Day,
hopes to win better U. S. un
derstanding for .his govern
ment. He also has said he will
seek loans and a larger share
of this country's sugar quota.
The bearded prime minis
ter, dressed in his famous
army fatigue uniform, was
welcomed by 500 well-wishers
when he arrived late in a Cu
bana airliner Wednesday
night.
Guards tried to hustle Cas
tro into a waiting limousine.
But he pushed them aside and
strode over to shake hands
with fans who had been kept
off the field behind a fence.
Picket While House
Shortly after arriving at
the Cuban Embassy he again
upset' security precautions by
dashing across the street to
greet knots of onlookers
there.
Castro, speaking in English
bafely above a whisper, said
at the airport he hoped his
unofficial visit would create
better understanding between
Cuba and the United States.
He has criticized this country
for being too. friendly to Ba
tista. Thirty-three persons, repre
senting the "Anti-Communist
Movement of The Americas,"
picketed in front of the White
House to protest Castro's trip.
They were led by Rafael Del
Pino, who once was a sup
porter of Castro - but then
turned against him.
Daylight Saving
Bill Passes Senate
Salem (CPE The Oregon
Senate today passed a bill
to refer lo the voters in No
vember of 1960 in question
of whether the state will
have daylight saving lime.
The vote was 20-10. The
measure previously passed
the House.
Oregon will remain on
standard lime this summer
' and next summer.
, London-(DPD-Britain agreed
Wednesday to make a gift of
$5,600,000 to impoverished
Jordan in the present financ
ial year and lend $1,400,000
more toward a desert road
project,"
Tribune
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Steel Industry
Strike Expected
By This Summer
Union, Industry
Reject Proposals
New York (UPD The odds
favor a steel strike this sum
mer, top industry sources said
today.
The steel industry and the
United Steelworkers of Amer
ica have flatly rejected each
other's major pre-negotiation
proposals. The sources told
United Press International
that as of now both sides will
enter, contract talks next
monfh "miles apart."
The current three-year con
tracts expire at midnight June
30.
The steel industry Wednes
day night not only turned
down a union suggestion that
wages could be raised in the
face of a price freeze, but also
accused the union of asking it
to violate the anti-trust laws
by fixing prices.
In a letter to USW Presi
dent David J. McDonald, the
nation's 12 top steel comp
anies said it would be "illeg
al" for them to join in a deal
calling for a price freeze.,'
Based on Profits
The companies also reject
ed a union proposal that a
wage Jincrease be granted on
the basis of higher "outpulTper
man-hour and profits. , They
said this suggestion - was
"wholly unacceptable."
In Pittsburgh, a . USW
spokesman said the union
would have no immediate
comment on the industry let
ter. Last Friday, the industry
proposed a one-year wage
freeze until June 30, 1960, in
order to guarantee an anti-inflationary
policy in the basic
steel industry.
The union immediately re
jected the industry's proposal
as a "publicity stunt." On
Monday, the USW countered
with its own proposals for ac
celerated negotiations and
wage and fringe increases
based on higher productivity
and earnings. It also called for
a price freeze for the duration
of any agreement.
Withdrawal of Land
Proposed by FS
The forest service has pro
posed withdrawal of 190 acres
of public land in Rogue River
National forest near Oregon
Caves National Monument for
recreational development.
Virgil T. Heath, Oregon
state supervisor of the bureau
of land management, said the
land lies along Steve fork of
Carberry creek in southeast
ern Josephine county a few
miles east of Oregon Caves.
Purpose of the withdrawal
is to preserve the land for
public recreational develop
ment by the forest service.
The land will remain in
Rogue River National forest
and the withdrawal will be
subject to valid existing
rights and will affect the fu
ture location on mining claims
only, he said.
Thirty days after date of
publication of the notice in
the Federal Register is pro
vided for filing protests or
comments by the public. Such
protests or comments should
be addressed to Heath at 809
NE Sixth ave., Portland 12,
Ore.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair tonight and
Friday. Airport low tonight 32
34. High tomorrow near 70.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 63
Lowest this Morning 29
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 6:54 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow . 5:28 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow 2:04 a.m.
Full Moon April 22
PROMINENT STARS
. Sirius, in the south
west :10 P-m-
Arcturus, in the east' 8:16 p.m.
EVENING PLANETS
Mars, in the west 8:44 p.m.
Venus, sets 9:35 p.m.
Jupiter, rises 10:05 p.m.
Price 10 Cents
No. 23
High-Flying
Plane Harassed
By Soviet Jets
Britain Urges U.S.
To Lower Altitude
Berlin-(UPD-Soviet Jet fight
ers used "dangerous harassing
tactics" against the turboprop
C130 freighter which flew
here at 25,000 feet Wednes
day in defiance of Russian al
titude limitations, American
sources said today.
Contradicting earlier re
ports that two Red planes
merely "shadowed" the C130
at a distance of about 600 feet,
the sources said they "harass
ed it in flagrant violation of
flight safety, regulations."
The United States was ex
pected to protest the safety
violation.
The Russians already have
protested the flight, renewing
demands that planes plying
between Berlin and the West
keep below the 10,000-foot
mark.
Britain Against Flights
Reliable sources in London
reported that Britain had urg
ed the United States to halt
high-level flights to Berlin,
arguing they are an. "unnec
essary provocation" of the
Russians in the light of the
forthcoming East-West foreign
ministers conference.
They said Viscount Hood,
British minister in Washing
ton, made the suggestion in
a visit to the State Depart
ment Wednesday even though
Britain agrees there is no ceil
ing for western planes in the
corridors.
Earlier, U.S. diplomats had
said the United States will
continue high - altitude cargo
flights to. JJerlin on-a regular
and frequent basis despite the
misgivings of its allies.
Trek Is Saturday,
Breakfast Sunday
An historical trek by the
Independent Order of Odd
Fellows is scheduled in Jack
sonville Saturday, April 18,
instead of Sunday as reported
in a previous story.
The program will include
initiatory degrees conferred
by the Gardner lodge at 2:30
p.m. and a parade to the Jack
sonville museum at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday.
A banquet is scheduled at
6:30 p.m. by the Ruth Re
bekah lodge.
Sunday morning, April 19,
a sourdough breakfast is
scheduled at the Central Point
American Legion hall. The
breakfast is being sponsored
by the Central Point IOOF
Lodge. It previously had been
scheduled at the Central
Point Grange hall.
New Position Filled
In Forest Service
A new positidn of assistant
to the timber management
staff officer of Rogue River
National forest is being filled
by , the transfer and promo
tion of Dale L. Farley from
the Okanogan National for
est, according to Supervisor
Carroll E. Brown.
Farley is a 1952 graduate
of the University of Washing
ton school of forestry. He also
took a year of graduate work
there in 1954-55.
He has been general assis
tant to the ranger on the
Pasayten district with head
quarters near Mazama in
North Central Washington.
Previously he served three
years as timber management
assistant on the Tonasket dis
trict of the Okanogan Nation
al forest.
In his new position on the
Rogue River National forest,
Farley will assist Staff Offi
cer H. G. Hopkins with the
review of timber sale ap
praisals, contracts, advertise
ments, conduct of sales, and
assist the- district rangers
with timber sale preparation,
check cruising, and timber
sale administration.
Faint Hope Held for
Recovery of Capsule
Vandenberg AFB, Calif. -(UPD
The United States held
out a faint hope today of re
covering Discoverer II's space
capsule which may have 'fal
len near Russian polar territory.
so?
EARLY HEATING - As temperatures
dropped to as low as 25 degrees last night,
many valley orchardists were forced to
begin heating before midnight, the earliest
this year. The glow from the burners, be
fear felgft B43 ' -frx V :
HEAVY SMOKE - A heavy blanket of
smoke from last night's orchard heating
hung over the valley this morning after one
of the coldest nights since pear blossoms
have been in the "critical" stage. Heating
was general throughout the valley and the
heaviest this year, according to County Ex
Two Hearings on
Council Agenda
I Public hearings on a sani
tary sewer for South River
side ave. and a water main for
Mary st. are on the Medford
city council's agenda' for 'its
meeting at .7:30 .o'clock, to
night atcity hall...."- ...
The council is also slated
to award a contract for the
Berrydale sanitary sewer sys
tem and consider passage of
the proposed ordinance regu
lating private detectives . and
merchant patrolmen. .
City Manager Robert A.
Duff is scheduled to report on
the sewer situation for East
over terrace and on steps to
ward developing a swimming
pool and park area off West
Jackson st. These steps, spe
cifically, include appointing
swimming pool engineers and
selecting a landscape archi
tect. The South Riverside sani
tary sewer would run from
Spencer ave. at 12th st. to
Stewart ave., and would serve
properties east of Riverside
to the proposed Highway 99
freeway right of way, plus the
Jackson county shop buildings
and fairgrounds. Estimated as
sessments for the project are
$2.35 per front foot, $84 per
acre and $45 per connection.
The May st. water main
would run from Saling ave.
to East Jackson st., replacing
small private lines now serv
ing the area. The cost has
been estimated at $2.26 per
foot.
Contract Expected
To Be Awarded
A contract for a trench for
the last section of a feeder
main taking water from the
Capital hill reservoirs to
southeast Medford was to be
awarded this noon, according
to Medford Water Superinten
dent Robert L. Lee.
Frank W. Kanehl, Medford,
was low bidder for digging
the trench at $2,258, Lee re
ported. Other bidders were
M. C. Liniger and Sons and
Tru-Mix Concrete company,
both Medford, at $2,258.50
and $3,083, respectively. The
city water commission was
expected to award the con
tract to Kanehl at its noon
meeting today.
The trench will follow an
easement on a line with Black
Oak dr. from Walden pi. to
Barnett rd. Lee said the work
should begin next week, with
the pipe to be installed with
in three weeks afterward. He
said the main should be in
use by June.' 1, supplying
water for the southeast Med
ford area. .
Cleveland, Ohio-flJPD-Agree-ment
was reached today, be
tween the -Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Co. and the United
Rubber Workers union on a
company-wide contract and
supplemental unemployment
benefits covering some 24,000
hourly employees in 11 plants.
fore the heavy smoke formed, looked like
street lights in numerous small towns from
a vantage point on the east side of the val
ley. The picture above was taken from Foot
hills rd. looking over 401 orchard about
11:30 p.m.
tension Agent Clifford Cordy. With all
heaters going, some orchards could not hold
the temperatures above the danger point
and some damage was done by frost, Cordy
said. The view, above was taken from Roxy
Ann early this morning,- before the smoke
began to lift.
Considerable Bud
Damage Reported in
Valley Last Night
Orchard heating started
south of Medford . at 10:30
p.m. yesterday, the earliest of
the"'eason so far,' according
to Clifford B. Cordy, county
horticultural agent. Heating
continued to shortly after 8
a.m. today,
, Temperatures in the cold
est spots dipped to a low of
24Vi degrees, Cordy said
Considerable bud damage re
sulted last night, even in
A new record low tem
perature for April 16 was
established at the Medford
weather bureau station at
the airport this morning,
when the mercury dipped
to 29 'degrees.
The previous low tem
perature recorded on this
dale at the Medford weath
er bureau station was 32
in 1940.
The weather bureau fore
cast a little warmer weath
er tonight, with the low
dropping lo about 32, a few"
degrees warmer than last
night's forecasted low.
some of the heated orchards
as the weather became too
cold for the heaters to hold
the temperatures, he added.
"Everything is so dry that
nothing will hold the heat,"
Cordy explained. "Tempera
tures drop to freezing quick
ly." Freezing Ceilings
Prior to last night, freezing
ceilings have been fairly low,
Valley Stations To
Join Conelrad Test
All valley radio stations
will join other radio and tele
vision stations across the na
tion Friday morning in a civil
defense training exercise. All
stations will be off the air
between 8:30 and 9 a.m.
The only two stations in the
valley with national defense
authorizations to operate dur
ing the time of the conelrad
test are KMED and KYJC.
The stations will alternate
broadcasting from 1240 kilo
cycles during the test period,
it was reported.
During -4he program a brief
message will be given by Maj.
Gen. Joseph Hicks, Jackson
county civil defense' director.
The balance of the program
will be from the national civil
defense network.
Station KBES-TV will be
gin its broadcast day at 9 a.m.,
as usual, station officials said.
The usual 10 minutes of test
pattern, which usually starts
at 8:50 a.m., will not be seen
Friday because of the conel
rad test, it was stated.
Salem -UPD- Glenn Walker,
Tigard, has been appointed
justice of the peace for Tigard
district in Washington county.
Q
and ' that is probably the
reason the tree damage has
been confined vto. . the lower
portions -oi tne trees, ilow-
ever, last night the ceiling
raised some what which may
have brought the frost dam
age to the tops of the trees,
the county agent explained.
The 10 hours' of heating
last night and this morning
cost the fruit growers "in
excess of $150,000," Cordy
said. He based his estimate on
such factors as labor at $1.10
an hour for the 10 hours of
heating, cost of oil and de
preciation on the equipment
used. 1
"It's the heat that protects
the orchards, not the smoke,
Cordy said. "The object is to
raise the temperatures around
the trees." i
Successful Means
' The growers are anxious to
find an efficient, economical
means of heating without
creating smoke but so far
have not been able to, it was
explained. Only successful
means yet found to heat or
chards is oil. Wood is too
bulky to handle, it was ex
plained.
Presto-logs have been tried.
However, they will burn in
the pots for only two hours.
Oil will burn at a gallon an
hour in the 9-gallon pots, it
was explained. Also, the pots
are much easier to refuel than
the pots filled with wood
would be. The pots were pret
ty well burned out by this
morning from last night's
heating, Cordy said.
A preliminary forecast pre
dicts moderate heating again
tonight.
Law Officers
In Pistol Course Here
More than 50 valley law
enforcement officers are par
ticipating in the practical
pistol course sponsored by
the Medford Police depart
ment Wednesday -and today.
Instructor of the annual
course is Special Agent Leon
ard Kurtz with the federal
bureau of investigation office
in Portland.
The course is part of the
general firearms training pro
gram of the local police de
partment, Chief of Police
Charles P. Champlin said. He
explained that the depart
ment schedules six firearms
practice sessions during the
year for the department mem
bers. Champlin explained that
during the annual event now
under way other nearby law
enforcement departments are
invited to participate.
The chief added that the
ammunition used by the de
partment, for training pur
poses only, are reloaded cart
ridges, which cost approxi
Thousands Take
Hidden Arms in
Guerrilla War
Communists Open
War on Religion
New Delhi uTPD Nationalist
Chinese intelligence sources
reported today that the anti
Communist revolution in Ti
bet has spread to the border
of Szeuchuan province in in
land China.
The sources said in Taipei
that fresh intelligence reports
from mainland China disclos
ed that "thousands of people"
in Szechuan have taken out
hidden arms and joined in
guerrilla warfare against the
Communists along the King
sha (Gold Sand) river.
Previous Nationalist Chi
nese reports said Tibetans
residing in Sikang, Chinghai
and Sinkiang on Tibet's bor
der had joined the revolt.
This was the first report that
the fighting had spread in
land. Reports reaching New Del
hi from the Indian border
town of Kalimpong said the
Chinese Communists had
launched a heavy surprise at
tack against Tibetan positions
150 miles southwest of Lhasa
in their first penetration of
that anti - Communist strong
hold.
The reports said the Tibet
ans were taken unawares but
still held .the fortress.
Modern Weapons
The Communists attacked
with modern guns' and weap
ons and casualties are heavy
on both sides, the reports
said. A traveler reaching
Kalimpong from the battle
area estimated 500 dead and
wounded on each side.
The Chinese also were us
ing bombing planes against
the rebellious patriot's .lines
of communications in south
west Tibet, some 70 to 80
miles from the borders of
Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan,
the reports said. , - ,'.
, Reports reaching New Delhi
also said the Communists had
opened an all-out war against
the Buddhist religion in Tibet
in an attempt to end the in
fluence of Dalai Lama, the
god-king of the Tibetans.
Buddhist sources said sev
eral thousand followers of the
Dalai Lama have been placed
in concentration camps and
the one considered "less crim
inal" are being used as forced
labor to rebuild damaged
roads and monasteries.
County Farm Home
Budget Accepted
The Jackson county farm
home budget, with the excep
tion of the salaries included,
was accepted yesterday after
noon by the Jackson county
budget committee.
The committee said it ex-
pects to make a more
thorough study of all the
county department proposals
for salary increases next
week. Requested total for the
farm home budget is $117,971.
The budget committee re
vised the estimate on supplies
by cutting it $14,090 and di
recting that the supplies be
purchased in larger quantity.
Included in the salary
schedule is $3,300 each for
the superintendent and his
assistant, a raise of $200 for
the new fiscal year.
Not revealed in the budget
figures is an estimated ex
pected income of $10,316 for
meals and lodging to be paid
by the farm home workers to
the county.
Take Part
mately half the price of new
ammunition. Standard silhou
ette targets are used.
The practical pistol course
consists of firing 50 rounds
of ammunition using the best
positions that a police officer
could use when firing a
weapon, in the line of duty.
The course included both
single and double action fir
ing from 7, 60, 50 and 25
yards. Positions include
prone, sitting and kneeling
and firing from behind a bar
ricade both right and left
handed.
Departments represented at
the Wednesday practice ses
sions were Central Point and
Medford, Jackson county
sheriff's office and the Crater
Lake park rangers. Scores in
today's sessions will be re
corded, it was reported.
The pistol range is located
off Corey rd. on government
property, formerly used by
the Army as a rifle range
and reconstructed by the local
department last year.