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stage jL ';.. if8 ) " 4 f, ; r J', M r 5 EXULTANT WINNER Ten - year - old Martha Brunner, of Pittsburgh, Pa., shrieks with joy as she is declared the win ner in the 1959 "Little Miss Muffin" contest in Washington, D.C. She won over 11 other finalists from different parts of the country, in the contest sponsored by the Associated Re tail Bakers of America. Britain Continues To Be 'Unhappy' Over High London - (UPD - Britain was reDorted still "unhappy" to day about U.S. high-level flights to Berlin over Soviet opposition but anxious to avoid an open break with Washington. The United States insisted the flights would continue. Moscow Radio said U.S. definance of Rusisan efforts to impose a 10,000-foot alti tude limit on flights to Communist-encircled Berlin is merely a sample of America's "deliberate policy of provoca tions." Moscow Line Echoed The Berlin Communist or-gan-Neues Deutschland today echoed the Moscow line, de scribing the high-a 1 1 i t u d e flights as "American provoca tions in the air corridors" linking the former German capital with the West. It said Wednesday's Soviet harassed U.S. flight at the "forbidden height" of 25,000 feet was a "provocative viola tion of safety regulations." The West Berlin newspaper Der Tag expressed concern over Britain's apparent un willingness to stand up for Aliled rights in Berlin. Ber Tag said the dangerous methods Russia is using to block the exercise of legal rights, rather than U.S. stead fastness, creates the chief threat to the East-West ne gotiations that begin in Ge neva May 11. "It is deeply disturbing that Britain does not realize this," the newspaper said. 'An English-language broad cast by Moscow Radio 'heard here Thursday night blamed "U.S. brass hats" for the American refusal to give in to Russia's demands. Said More Economical The British press and radio also charged that America's Jiigh-altitude flights to Berlin Lumber Price Index Up 54 Cents in Two Weeks Portland - Crow's Lumber ' Price Index has edged up 54 cents in the last two weeks. Green Douglas fir provided the biggest upward push, due in part to increased demand from - California, for both boards and dimension. East ern buying has not been spec tacular, but it has been steady. Today's prices still meet resist ance among these buyers. Prices on dimension for water shipment have been strong. Civil Defense Kicked Off by Wailing of Sirens Washington-(UPD-The wail of sirens in hundreds of com munities across the nation to day signaled the start of a civil defense training exercise de signed to cope with a mock "nuclear attack" on the Unit ed States. Stations Off Air Millions of Americans paus ed in the normal routine of their day to participate in the sixth annual "Operation Alert." The exercise got under way at 8:30 (PST) when all regu lar radio and television sta tions went off the air for 30 'minutes. During that half hour, the only broadcasting was on two radio frequencies assigned to about 1,200 Conel- VV' i Flying were ordered by generals act ing independently of the White House and the State De partment. In Washington, Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy emphasized the United States has a right to fly "at whatever altitude we choose along the air corridor to Berlin. "It is more economical to fly our planes at a high alti tude, McElroy told a news conference. "We wouldn't be doing it if there weren't a good reason for it." Meatcutfers Local And Negotiators To Meet April 23 A meeting to further con sider proposed wage increases for members of Meatcutters Local 503 has been scheduled tentatively for April 23 here, according to negotiators. During a general member- s h i p meeting Wednesday night the local turned down the employers' offer. Employers of the Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland area had offered an increase of $4 a week straight across the board for all classifica tions, effective a week after the agreement is signed. More Offered In addition, the employers have offered a $2 increase form eatcutters and wrappers as of Oct. 1 and effective April, 1960, another increase of $2.50 week for cutters and S3 for wrappers. This would apply to a basic agreement for a two-year term. The meat cutters are seek ing general wage increases of $12.50 for a 40-hour week for head meatcutters and $10 a week increase for cutters and wrappers, effective April 1, according to union offi cials. It would be part of a one-year contract which would also include guaranteed health and welfare, vacations with pay for one week after one year, two weeks after two years and three weeks after 10 years, plus a sick leave and pension plan. ( 130 Persons Affected The proposals would affect 130 people of the tri-city area, union offiicals said. Meatcutter journeymen now receive $94 a week for a 40 hour week, head meatcutters $101.50 and wrappers $72. Training Exercise rad stations-at 640 and 1240 on the radio dial. Public warning signals sounding in most of the na tion's bigger cities sparked evacuation . and shelter tests. The New York stock market shut down for 20 minutes dur ing a city-wide "take cover" warning. City Evacuated At Memphis, Tenn., 400 post office employees evacuated the city by Mississippi river boat. State legislatures in Florida and Nebraska suspended busi ness. Kodiak Island, Alaska, resi dents took cover in caves. Toll houses on Connecticut is To State Welfare oard Gets O EC Salem -(UPD A bill putting the State Welfare Commission under the direct control of the governor received approval of the House Rules Commit tee and was ready for intro duction today. The bill sponsored by Rep. Clarence Barton (D-Coquille) and others, would abolish the present State Welfare Com mission and empower the gov ernor to appoint his own Di rector of Welfare responsible only to himself. Provides Advisory Board Barton said 'the bill pro vides for establishment of a state Advisory Board on wel fare which, he said, "could very well consist of the pres ent Welfare Commission." Barton said he had no doubts as to the sincerity or dedication of the present Wel fare Commission, but that they were a parttime body similar to the Legislature. "Our problem is one of pin pointing authority," Barton said, "and this could be done much more effectively if the governor was made responsi ble for welfare with a full time director." He said the present commis sion just couldn't keep up with the state's big and con tinuing welfare problems. Public Meeting Minutes To Be Studied by Court A study will be made of the minutes of last night's public hearing before the county court decides whether to hold an election on the proposed county subdivision ordinance, County Judge Earl Miller said this morning. A count of raised hands last night showed that 43 per sons of the 59 who attended the meeting favored putting the issue on the ballot. Twenty-nine were opposed to any form of a subdivision ordinance, 30 were opposed to this proposed subdivision ordinance, and 9 persons who opposed it declared they in tend to subdivide their land in the future. However, of the nine subdividers, one per son would be subdividing his land into more than five-acre parcels so would not come under the regulations . of the ordinance. Twentjr-eight said they had read and understand the ordinance and 14 of these favored it. Address Survey 1 survey of the addresses of those who testified last night on the ordinance and a brief check over the audience indicated that the majority were from the Gold Hill- Rogue River area. Most of the objections ex pressed at last night's meet ing were against the sanita tion provisions of the pro posed subdivision regulations. People seemed to think that existing state law' covered sanitation facilities and water supply facilities sufficiently. Others felt mat enforcement of such proposed regulations would place too much power in the hands of a few people the public health department. Still others thought it would work a hardship on those with tions of land and limited in- comparatively smaller sec- comes. Pendleton (UPD Eastern Oregon dentists are on record as opposed to public advertis ing. turnpikes stopped traffic. Schools in many states were evacuated. New York scheduled a man datory public drill throughout the state at 1:30 pjn. (EST). All traffic except emergency vehicles stopped in New York City and were held at curb side for 10 minutes until an "all clear" signal sounded. Pe destrians in the city were sent into downtown shelter areas. Alert To Continue Operation Alert 1959 will continue through the summer in progressive stages. The first phase-today and Saturday-in volves public participation in J civu defense training exercises. Abolish The State Department of Finance and Administration would be available to aid the welfare director under the bill. Cigarette Tax Seen Barton also had comment on some other major legisla tion a cigarette tax which was thought dead this session. "It is extremely likely that the Legislature will pass a cigarette tax," he said, adding that he thought it would run about three cents a pack. Possible uses of the tax would be to finance state in stitution or higher education buildings or to increase basic school support. President Talks With Dulles on Successor Choice Augusta, Ga. - (UPD - Presi- dent Eisenhower conferred again today by telephone with ailing Secretary of State John Foster Dulles about ap pointment of a successor to the cancer-stricken diplomat. Eisenhower, at the Augusta National Golf club, talked with Dulles who is fighting his third serious bout with malignancy at Walter Reed Army hospital in Washington. No Public Discussion Primarily out of deference to Dulles, the temporary White House here would en tertain no public discussion whatever on the widely held assumption i n Washington that the Cabinet post will go to 'Acting Secretary Christian A. Herter. Press Secretary James C. Haggerty was obviously net tled by a series of questions concerning Herter, and when asked whether the acting sec retary might visit the Presi dent in Georgia, the press secretary replied, "How would I know." ' Acting Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, his health newly approved by doctors, rested today at a South Carolina plantation, ap parently assured of the nomi nation to succeed John Fos ter Dulles. High administration, offic ials said they considered it certain that President Eisen hower would name the 64-year-old Massachusetts politician-diplomat to the post. A physical checkup Wednesday showed no condition which would interfere with his car rying out the duties. To Return Monday Herter planned to be back in Washington about noon Monday and officials said they expected announcement of his appointment at that time. However, there was some speculation the Presi dent might make the decision known earlier. Herter's most recent physi c a 1 examination reportedly revealed no ailments other than the arthritis of the hips which has afflicted him the past 15 years. Doctors have said Herter's arthritis is not "progressive" and causes him no pain unless he stands for extended periods. The acting secretary walks slightly bent and uses arm crutches to get about. Two Officers Tie For Course Top Honors Detective Lt. Lyle C. Per kins of the Medford police de partment and Jackson county Deputy Sheriff Glenn Wright tied for top honors in the practical pistol course held this week. Each had a score of 96.4. Other high scores were re ceived by Lt. Orlo McGee, 95.6; Patrolmen Berle Step hens, 94.8; Glen S. Bundy, 94; Jack Sanders, 93.6; and Lt. Jack McMillan, 93.2, all Med ford police department. More than 50 valley law enforcement officers partici pated in the course Wednes day and Thursday sponsored by the Medford police depart ment. Instructor for the an nual event was an agent with the ' Portland office of the federal bureau of investiga tion. Salem (UPD Senate Bill 219 requiring installation of traffic signals at dangerous railroad crossings has been passed by the senate and sent to the house. Rioters Goes mm M$m 54th Year Medford 22 Pages City and County Officials Speak of Smoke Problem Joint Consideration Might Find Solution County Judge Earl Miller said today he believes the county court would be willing to meet with Medford of ficials .and others to discuss means of reducing smudge smoke from orchard heating. He agreed that such a joint consideration of the subject Orchard heating last night was light and scattered in the Rogue valley as the temperatures hit a low of 29 degrees in the coldest spots, according to Clifford B. Cordy, county hotticul ture agent. Some light firing is pre dicted for tonight. might lead to a solution agree able to all concerned. Medford City Councilman Robert Van Sickle, Ward III, recommended last night that council members and City Manager Robert A. Duff meet with the county court in an effort to work out some pro gram by which "all might benefit." Write Letters "Our citizenry may rise in arms if we don't do something soon," he said. Van Sickle urged citizens to write letters to the county court express ing their opinions. "The county court," Judge Miller said today, "is always willing to sit down with any group to remove anything detrimental to health or causing costly repairs or cleaning. "But we have to remem ber," he added, "that the pear industry is a major factor in the valley's economy." He said that orchardists should not be subjected to undue hardships by any smudge-control meas ures. The Medford council re ferred the subject to its exe cutive committee, which is ex pected to meet between now and the next regular meeting, May 7. The City of Medford and the state air pollution author ity are currently conducting a joint study of local air con ditions both 'within and around the city. The state authority, it is understood, could draw up pollution-con trol regulations for this area should the study indicate their advisability. School Bus Upsets; Children Uninjured Vancouver, Wash (UPD A school bus went over a nine foot embankment and over turned here Thursday after noon but 16 children aboard and the bus driver escaped injury. The Battle Ground School district vehicle tumbled into a ditch and came to rest in six inches of water. The driver, Richard L. Ja gelski, 19, said he swerved to avoid a car and went into a soft shoulder. The youngsters were helped out the rear emergency exit of the bus by the driver. Chinese Reds Seek Successor To Mao Tokyo -(UPD- The Chinese Communist "National Peoples Congress" meets today to be gin the work of naming a suc cessor to Mao Tse-tung and to approve the policies that will govern a fourth of the world's population this year. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable cloudi ness tonight and Saturday. Ex pected airport low 35. High Saturday 60. Temp. Highest Yesterday 66 Lowest this Morning 34 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today ". 6:55 p.m. Sunset' tomorrow 5:27 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 2:41 a.m. Full Moon April 22 Venus, brighest of all the stars and planets, now is moving be tween Aldebaran and the Plei ades in the constellation. Tau rus. Aldebaran is to the left of Venus: the Pleiades are to the right. MEDFORD, OREQON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1959 'Well, I Guess We're FOREIGN i5a ministers XnS MEETING Xwfjjfe Variety of Issues Considered During City Council Meet The Medford city council may convene at a special meeting soon to consider ap pointing swimming pool en gineers and a landscape archi tect for ..the West Jackson st. park site. City Manager Robert A Duff told the council last night that he had no specific recommendations as yet but was investigating the matter and hoped to have a report ready "maybe next week, He said the time element is "becoming critical" and the council might be well advised to call a special meeting when his report is ready. Sought Advice Development of the pool Orchard Heating Research Asked The Medford Pear Shippers association yesterday called upon agricultural engineers at Oregon State college to step up their research into better' methods of orchard heating. High costs of heating with oil and an interest in reduc ing air pollution resulting from that method were der scribed by a spokesman to day as reasons for. this re quest. Engineers at OSC in Cor- vallis are already investigat ing such methods as burning pressed wood fibres. The pear shippers are asking an ex pansion of this study in hopes of gaining soon "an economi cal solution," the spokesman said. Over $150,000 was report edly spent by local orchard ists during Wednesday night alone on orchard heating with the conventional oil method. The subject, according to this spokesman, was to be discussed this afternoon at a meeting of the board of di rectors of the Jackson Coun ty Fruit Growers league. Wendt Elected to 0 and C Committee County Commissioner Chester Wendt has been elect ed to membership on the roads committee of the Asso ciation of O and C land grant counties, according to a let ter received by the county court yesterday. Wendt will replace the late , V. Saxton of Benton county. The county commissioner was elected during a meeting of the association's executive committee in Portland April 9. Judge C. M. Barnhart, Folk county, has been appointed temnorarv chairman of the roads committee until a full committee meeting, the let ter stated. Tribune All Ready For 'Era Now" and park is being pursued by the city parks and recreation commission, which has called in experts to inspect the site and sought advice, and offers from swimming pool manu facturers. Duff stated last year that the pool should be in operation this summer, but it now appears doubtful that it could be completed until late in the season An ordinance regulating pri vate detectives and merchant patrolmen gained council ap proval last night with Coun cilman Don Hansen, Ward II, dissenting. Hansen, presiding at the meeting in the absence of Mayor John W. Snider and Council President James Dun- levy, said he did not believe the city should regulate pri vate detectives. Annexation Suggested A suggestion by Council man Robert Van Sickle, Ward III, that annexation of the county "island" on North Riv erside ave., be placed on the I960 primary election ballot, was referred to the council's executive committee. The "island," east of North Riverside ave. near the Big Y intersection, was by-passed in the annexation of Berry- dale. It contains, among other things, a large wrecking yard and several "substandard" properties. Van Sickle also recommend ed that the possibility of com bining the police and fire de partments in the interests of economy be given thorough Study. Duff was asked to give a report on this matter with in the next month or two. Disability Protection Van Sickle's suggestion that better disability protection for city employees in connection with the group insurance pro gram be investigated was also referred to Duff. Councilman Robert L. Bac- cus, Ward III, submitted a complaint against waste paper and trash being blown into the ditches at South River side and Stewart aves. across from Cubby's Drive In. Duff replied that action could prob ably be taken under the city's anti-litter ordinance. Public Hearings The council called for pub lic hearings May 7 on rezon ing i lots on Bryant st. from commercial to single and two family and on rezoning prop erty owned by E. W. Brown on the west side of Crater Lake ave. from single family to limited commercial. A transfer of the business license for Yellow Cab com pany from W. D. and M. L. Plumley to Carl F. and Gene M. Kellenberger, was approved. A contract for constructing the Berrydale sanitary sewer system costing $221,912.75 was awarded by the council to Jeske Brothers Construc tion company, Eugene. T . . , , . y Price 10 Cents No. 24 Nixon's Planned Trip To Russia Said Well-Timed Reaction Abroad Said Counteracted Washington-flJPD-Vice Presi dent Richard M. Nixon's an nounced July trip to Moscow was viewed in Washington to day as both a personal politi cal bonus and a well-timed diplomatic maneuver. Informed sources said Nixon probably will be accompanied by his wife, Pat, when he flies to Moscow for the July 25 opening of the American Na tional Exhibition. Three aspects of President Eisenhower's announce m e n t that the vice president will go to Russia were underscored in official quarters: -The assignment thrusts Nixon,' who already has visit ed some 40 countries, more forcefully into the foreign policy arena in advance of the 1960 presidential conven tions. It gives him another leg 'UD over any other GOP contender, including Gov. Nel son a. Rockefeller of New York. Timing of the announce ment served to counteract any letdown abroad from the resignation of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. -Like ' Soviet Deputy Pre mier Anastas Mikoyan's visit to the United States in Janu ary, Nixon's Moscow trip will enable the vice president to weigh the real intentions of itussian leaders in negotiating at a summit conference. During the recent Eisen hower - Macmillan talks in Washington, there was report ed discussion that Nixon might be called upon to sit in for the President should consti tutional duties or illness re quire him to leave a summit conference. Nixon, it was re ported, also could be used at a later high-level conference -should one be held-to imple ment summit decisions. Medfordifes With Group in Missouri Earl H. Adams, city editor of the Mail Tribune, William Dawkins of Dawkins associ ates, and Medford Mayor John Snider are among the large contingent of Oregonians who traveled to Independence, Mo., for Oregon Centennial ac tivities this week end. The three were among Ore gon's representatives who left by plane from Portland this morning to attend the festivi ties and send-off ot seven covered wagons which will leave independence Sunday. The local delegation is ex pected to return to Oregon Sunday. Mayor Snider is a member of the state Centennial com mission. Dalles Generator No. 8 Goes on Line The Dalles (UPD Main gen erating unit No. 8 at The Dalles dam began putting power on the line of the Pa cific Northwest Power Pool Thursday. This boosted the in stalled capacity of The Dalles dam to 651,000 kilowatts. Oregon Operation Alert Called Quiet, Salem-(UPD-Operation Alert 1959 was a quiet and efficient test of Oregon's Civil Defense capabilities, Col. Arthur M. Sheets, state CD director, said today. Sheets said the air warning system functioned well in the state as well as the national' air warning system beaming alerts to Oregon from a na tional level. Stations Cooperate All radio and television stations in the state complied with the half-hour Conelrad alert and Sheets commented It worked much better than we had hoped for." 17 Others Facing Death by Noose, Incendiary Bombs Sociologist Acts As Go-Between Deer Lodge, Mont. - (DPD Rebellious convicts at Mon tant State Prison today freed one of 18 hostages who promptly walked back inside the prison to have the others who were threatened with death by hanging or home made incendiary bombs. "It's tight. It's tighter than hell for them," prison socialo logist Walter Jones. 24, said. "I'm going back in and try to get them out." Pleads With Officers He pleaded with officers in charge of 200 national guards men and other law enforce ment men not to storm the walls in efforts to smash the riot which broke out late Thursday with the slaying of Deputy Warden Ted Rothe, 40. "They're shook. The in mates there are in control and they're shook." He said that even as he spoke "the specter of death hung over 17 hostages still in the cell block." "Five are set up to be hang ed," he said. "The rest are set up for home made incen diary bombs." Several hours before Jones was freed, the prison Catholic chaplain, Father Gerald Ly nam, emerged from a meet ing with the convicts with an optimistic report. He said "everything looked good. I think we made some pro gress." Later three newsmen enter ed the prison to hear the prisoners' grievances. Silenced by Agreement The reporters came out at 10:50 a.m. (p.s.t.) but by agreement between the pris oners and prison officials could not disclose the results of the meeting until all of the hostages had been re leased. A convict spokesman said over a loundspeaker that their complaints included poor food, placing young law breakers in with older men, not enough television and radio and inadequate medical and sanitation facilities. Before returning inside the 90-year-old fortress-like prison, Jones raised his hands in a helpness gesture to news men, the wirst links of hand cuffs dangling from both arms. He said the chain con necting the two cuffs had been cut, but the cuffs were still on his wrists. Grievances Listed Jones listed these grievances made by the- prisoners: Sen tencing of first offenders who are only 18 or 19 years old to prison; toilet facilities in the old cell block; dislike of the present director of the state Parole Board, and the Parole Board's policies. He said he agreed with some" of the prisoner's de mands. "There's time for a change, he said. Jones said he was the only one of 18 hostages who was tied, although he indicated the men prepared for hanging were restrained to a certain extent. Of his treatment he said "I can't complain. But there is a lot of pressure and a lot of tension" inside the walls. Salem (LTD A bill requir ing posting of streams where release of water from dams creates a hazard to the lives of inidviduals has been pass ed by the senate and sent to the house. Efficient The stations went off the air from 8:30 to 9 a.m. while Conelrad stations broadcast on specially assigned frequencies civil defense' programs. In Marion county, all pub lic and private schools staged a "take-cover" drill which in volved 26,000 students and 1,000 teachers. Exercises Scheduled Tomorrow, Polk, Washing ton and Clackamas counties will stage an evacuation exer cise. Civil Defense headquarters here was staffed by about 40 volunteers which CD officials said was not as many as hd turned out for previous drills.
