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Tribune DFORD United Press International Full Leased Wire United Press International Full Leased Wire 68 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 1959 No. 25 54th Year Me 'On to Oregon' Cavalcade Gets Send-Off by Truman By EARL ADAMS Mail Tribune City Editor Independence, Mo. - Form er President Harry Truman this morning signaled the "On To Oregon Cavalcade" on its way to the Pacific North west via the Old Oregon Trail. The brief "whip cracking" ceremony climaxed a week end of activity which included a dinner Friday night, cere monies and a parade Saturday afternoon and street dancing last night. Rain, which threatened Sat urday's activities since mid morning, came just as the pa rade approached downtown Independence and brought a quick end to ceremonies at the marker where the first expe dition set out more than 100 years ago. Mr. Truman, and Indepen dence Mayor William Sermon commended members of the wagon train Saturday after noon for undertaking the event, and wished them luck. The former president point ed out the original trek to Oregon started from a spot near where he was standing, and that it was significant in the history of Independence It was from this site that Lewis and Clark started out, went up the Missouri river, and opened a vast new coun try, the Oregon Territory, he noted. j Mr. Truman was presented an interest in 10 acres of land in the Oregon Cascades by Howell Appling, secretary of state, representing Oregon Governor Mark O. Hatfield. Appling told the large crowd gathered for the cere monies and parade that Ore gon residents 'honor and re spect our mid-west heritage that has found expression in the lives of many of our early settlers, in hundreds of family and community names, and in the rugged spirit of Indepen dence that still characterizes our people." Appling invited Missouri ans to visit Oregon on their vacations this year to explore "the profuse splendor of our mountains, our seas, our for ests, and our streams." The Independence mayor was presented a gift of Myrtle wood bowls from the mayor of Independence, Ore. Otis Calef, ah Independence, Ore., eagle spout, made the presen tation. Wililam Dawkins, Medford, was master of ceremonies at the Saturday afternoon event. Among those he introduced from Oregon were former Governor Elmo Smith and Mrs. Janet Baumhover, Mrs Lilly Sweetland, Thomas Vaughn, and Medford Mayor Joha Snider, all members of the Oregon Centennial Com mission. Friday night, the New York Life Insurance company spon sored a dinner for wagon tram personnel, "Missouri and Ore gon officials, and for press, Light, Scattered Heating Reported Orchard heating was re ported light and scattered early Saturday morning as temperatures dropped to 28V4 degrees. Heaters were fired up about 2 a.m. as some heating was done in the south and central portions of the valley, a fruit grower reported. Heating was reported nonexistent in the east end of the valley due to cloud cover, he explained. Generally, temperatures rose about 4 a.m. as a general cloud cover appeared over the valley. ' Some firing was predicted for last night as temperatures were forecast to hit 27 de grees in some places. WEATHER Forecast partial cloudiness this morning; fair and mild this afternoon. Increasing cloudiness and a little cooler Monday. High today 68 and low tonight 35; Monday 62 TEMP. Highest Saturday 65 Lowest Saturday Morning 34 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:57 pjn. CnnpleA r m nrrn TST K'?A SHI. Moonset tomorrow 3:52 a.m. Slowly dimming Mars and bril liant Venus are now both mov ing eastward among the stars of the ecliptic. Venus is the faster moving planet and it will "catch op" with Mars in another eight weeks, (on June 14). radio and television represen tatives in the Old Plantation, a dining room, in Indepen dence which, during the Civil War, was used as Union army headquarters in this area. In another brief ceremony at the Truman library near here, Medford's Mayor John Snider presented Mr. Truman a check for $100 from the I !?m 1859 ST-v 1959 'J"JrrJ Local Wagon Lacks Insignia, Literature But Driver Hopeful By EARL ADAMS Mail Tribune City Editor Independence, Mo. The Medford Trail Riders' spon sored covered wagon left here this morning with six other wagons -for its long trip to Independence, Ore. But it was without identfi cation and with little litera ture about the section of the state it represents. George Mcune, driver of the wagon, which was made by Roy Brabham of Eugene, said the canvas cover for the wag on was sidetracked some where between Salt Lake City and Denver. A temporary canvas cover, lacking identi fication as to its sponsor or its restination.was made here. Mcune is hopeful, however, that the cover will reach the wagon train along the way. Looked Undressed Saturday, at the wagon train campsite, the Jackson count wagon looked undress ed, and with the exception of the replica of an 1840 plow on its side, the only thing visible to remind curious visi tors the wagon was part of the group was an old muzzle loader on the wagon seat. The muzzleloader was loan ed to Mcune by E 1 d o n N. Judd, a young Independence, Mo., man who made rope hal ters for Mollie and Fibber, the mules Mcune is driving. The muzzleloader is part of Judd's collection, which he recently started, and is in working condition. The .44 caliber plains rifle is an original cap and ball rifle, Judd said, which was used in the early 1840's. There is no manufacturer's name on the rifle. Motel Literature Mcune has with him liter ature from some valley ho tels which he will distribute along theroute . Regular Jack son county chamber of com merce literature had not ar rived by the time the wagon train left. But again he was hopeful it would catch up with him along the route. "There's a lot of interest here in this," he said, and was he sure Jack son county would benefit from any literature distribut ed to town officials along the route. About the only other thing that worried Mcune was whether the wagon would re ceive enough money for the trip. Cost of each wagon is $1,650 minimum, and as of Saturday, only $1,225 was ac countable for Mcune's wagon. The money finances food and necessities for occupants of the train. Didn't Seem Worried The Medford repair shop owner didn't seem worried about the trip with the ex ception of motorists, as is the case with all members of the cavalcade. "The people aren't thinking of the problems of the trip," he said, "We are here to drive these wagons along the old Oregon trail, and that's what we are going to do." He admitted that traffic is the greatest problem. For the most part, he believed that motorists would cooperate whole heartedly, but he noted there are always some who think "they own the country." All members of the caval cade are in good spirits, and by the time the wagons were ready to roll this morning. Jackson County Democratic party for the Truman library fund. The wagon train is expected to take more than 100 days to reach Oregon, making an average of 20 miles per day It will follow as closely as possible the original trail, at tempting to stay on unpaved roads. they were anxious to get started. There is one in the train who does not believe the cav alcade will reach its destina tion, Mcune said. Breakdowns may delay the train, but as of Saturday he believed there was nothing to stop it from completing its journey. Mcune, like the rest of the 14 men, seven women and five children making the trip, had been at the wagon site a week or more getting ac quainted with the train he would drive. , The Missouri mules Mcune is driving are two of the 14 being used by the cavalcade. There are eight horses to con; plete the stock list. Gordon (Tex)' Serpa, Ashland, wagon master, came to Missouri ear lier this year to purchase mules and horses. They were purchased here rather than in Oregon because of the dan gers of "shipping fever" if brought here in trucks. Mules dominated the pur chasing because teams of horses were hard to find, and even then mules used to be ing shoed were a rarity. A few mules in the cavalcade had shoeing experience pre viously, but the others did not. Oxen were available, but too slow. Riding with Mcune in the Jackson county wagon is Gary Carnine, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gail Carnine, Camas Valley. Gary's father is traffic control and security officer for the' train, and his mother will assist in cooking. Castro in As Host to Washington - (UPD - Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro reluctantly shed his battle fa tigues last night and put on a new uniform with white shirt and tie to play host at a dip lomatic reception. Asked why he had changed out of his colorful campaign clothes to greet guests at the Cuban Embassy, Castro re plied: "Orders. It was against my wishes." He pointed to Cuban ambassador Ernesto Dihigo, standing at his side, as the source of his instruct ions. Soviet ambassador Mikhail Menshikov received only a brief handshake from Castro, who has been accused of pro- Communist tendencies since he came into office. Menshi kov was invited, even though Cuba does riot maintain dip lomatic relations with Russia. Contract Awarded For Freeway Work Peter Kiewit Sons' com pany, Medford, was awarded a contract by the state high way commission last week for grading 4 miles of the Seven Oaks-Table Rock rd. section of the new Highway 99 free way near Central Point. The bid was for $716,294. The route will parallel the present highway, by-passing Central Point so traffic will not be disrupted during con struction. Since this bid only covers grading, a paving bid will be called later. ' Orchard Heating Means Discussed By Fruit Growers League Asks OSC For Fuller Program How to save pear crops without causing public incon venience was a main topic at the Jackson County Fruit Growers league meeting Fri day afternoon, a spokesman reported. The league has requested Oregon State college to con duct a . more extensive and complete program of research on orchacd heating, a spokesman said. (The Medford Pear Ship pers association Thursday called on OSC engineers to step up their research into better orchard heating meth ods.) This research has been con tinuing for a number of years with tests conducted on ef ficiency and possible reduc tion of smoke with use of Lazy Flame, jumbo cone and return-stack heaters, the spokes man explained. Research has been conducted also on the effect of wind-machines for frost protection. However, the old-s.tyle open pots and slide-cover flat top heaters still seem the most efficient for frost protection, he said. "Fruit growers in the val ley and the fruit industry here have spent thousands of dollars over a period of years in working with Oregon State college personnel in trying to solve the problem of reducing smoke but maintaining heat ing efficiency," the spokes man, a fruit grower himself, said. "The consistently high ceil ings of over 250 feet in this valley make wind-machines and use of Lazy Flame, jumbo cone and return stack heaters much less efficient than they they are in southern Cali fornia where they are used extensively," he said. "Ceilings in southern Cali fornia, on the whole, are from 25 to 35 feet. This makes the same difference as trying to heat a room with a high ceil ing or one with low ceiling," the grower explained. $1,000 Theft Reported At Shady Cove Market An estimated $1,000 in change was taken from the Shady Cove Market at Shady Cove Saturday morning, state police were informed. Wallace Morell Crank, mar ket manager, told police he had left a money bag with the change in front of a safe m his office Saturday morning. When he returned to check on something the money bag with the change was gone. Shirt, Tie Diplomats American officials said yes terday Castro scored a person al triumph during the first days of his current U.S. visit, but has failed to state clearly his position on a number of issues, including alleged Com muiist infiltration in his Cu ban government. The bearded rebel leader, they said, seemed to create a favorable impression Friday during a two-hour, five-minute earnest explanation of the Cuban situation before the American Society of News paper Editors. Despite his sincerity, these officials said, he avoided com mitting himself on a number of issues. Typical, they said, was Castro's answer to the question of Communist infil tration in Cuba. The 32-year-old prime min ister denied he' or his "26th of July movement" was Com munistic but he declined to state flatly whether he would take sides in case of a war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Castro said his regime was right in executing "war crim inals." He said public opinion in Cuba overwhelmingly sup ported the 549 executions of cohorts of ousted former Cu ban president Fulgencio Ba tista. Castro said Cuba intends to give hospitality to exiles from other Latin American count ries ruled by dictators. He pledged that Cuba would live up to inter-American treaties which forbid one country from interfering in the in ternal affairs of another country. Pearson, Duncan See Session's Ending Soon Salem-OJPD-The 50th ses sion of the Oregon Legis lature will wind up ils business by the end of this week, according to a pre diction yesterday by both the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House. ' Senate President Walter Pearson of Portland and House Speaker Robert Dun can, Medford, made the forecast. Pearson said the Senate, which recessed yesterday afternoon, would not meet again until Tuesday. He said the senators are skip ping a Monday meeting for the first lime this session to devote the day to com mittee meetings. Duncan said the House will go back to work Monday to consider 30 important bills. He add ed the House may have to meet in night session to get the work out. Senate Approves Bridge, Highway Bond Issue Bill Salem - (UPD - The Oregon Senate yesterday passed a bill calling for a $28 million bond issue to finance construction of a highway toll , bridge across the Columbia river at Astoria and Improvement .of Highway 42 in southern Ore gon. Vote on the measure was 24-4. The bill (HB 425) previously passed the House, but the House will have to agree to Senate amendments placing $4 million in 'the bill to take care of Highway 42 improve ments between Roseburg and Coquille. The House-passed bill called for $24 million for the Astoria Megler,' Wash","" bridge'only." Committee Adds The Senate Highway com mittee added the Highway 42 proposal after holding a hear ing. Sen. Dan Thiel (D-Astoria) said he felt the Highway 42 amendment was needed and quoted Gov. Mark Hatfield to the effect that if bonding was appropriate for the Astoria bridge, "equal consideration" should be given to Highway 42. Sen. Loyd Key (D-Milton-Freewater) opposed the bill on the House floor because of the Highway 42 amendment. He said that, in effect, this amendment was .infringing on decisions of the Highway Com mission. Before the bridge bond issue becomes effective, an agreement must be signed with Washington whereby that state will share in profits or contribute to losses from the toll structure on an equal basis with Oregon. Piledrivers Refuse Contractors' Offer ' Portland -(UPD- An offer from the Associated General Contractors has received a favorable vote by members of the Portland District Council of Carpenters but the Local Piledrivers union voted to turn down the employer of fer. Lyle J. Hiller, international representative of the Carpen ters union, said the Piledriv ers would remain on the job and he would ask the Federal Mediation service here for further negotiations Monday. Members of the Oregon District Council of Carpenters-including all carpenters' locals outside Portland-and carpenters of the Southwest Washington district voted earlier to accept the contrac tors' 53-cent wage package of fer for a three-year period. Rep. Porter Seeks Views of People On Issue of Chairlift for Crater Lake By ROBERT A. SMITH Mail -Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington Rep. Charles O. Porter is "going to the people" with his idea for con structing a chairlift in Crater Lake National park. Porter last week sent out questionaires to 9,500 voters of western Oregon to get their point of view on this hot is sue. The idea has run into edi torial criticism from the Med ford Mail Tribune and the Eugene Register-Guard. AII-(urt Attack Crashes Dutaoiio Prisoo Kevolft New Secretary Herter Endorsed By Both Parties Washington-(DPD-Swift Sen ate confirmation of Christian A. Herter as secretary of state was forecast yesterday by leaders of both parties who moved promptly to strengthen his hand in critical cold war negotiations with Russia. Key congressmen, including Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, hailed President Eisenhower's selection of the 64-year-old Massachusetts Republican to succeed cancer-stricken John Foster Dulles. Johnson said Herter will have "the backing of a United America" in the vital post. Sweeping Vote The endorsement from Dem ocrats and Republicans alike was, a. sweeping vote of confi dence in the new secretary. Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) conferred by tele phone with the new cabinet nominee and announced that confirmation hearing will bet underway Tuesday morning. The unanimous bipartisan en dorsement that, greeted Hert er's nomination made it plain he will be confirmed within a matter of days. European free world allies extended a warm and uncon ditional welcome to the new U. S- foreign policy leader. Lloyd 'Confident' British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd who will join Herter at the Allied foreign ministers conference with the Russians next month said '"I am confident that he will maintain the close coopera tion and intimate coasulation between our two governments in the field of foreign affairs on which so much depends." Sabotage Possible In Airliner's Crash , Mexicali, Mexico - (UPD -Federal authorities and Baja California state police yester day were investigating the possibility of sabotage in the crash of a commercial airliner which carried 26 persons to death while flying under ap parently perfect conditions. Bodies of all 21 passengers and five crewmen were recov ered from the wreckage of the ill-starred C-46 strewn along the beach near the re sort town of Guaymas on the Eastern shore of the Gulf of California. The remains were taken in land to Hermosillo from the crash scene some 300 miles south of the U. S. - Mexico bor der. Tigres Voladores (Flying Tigers) of Mexico, operators of the plane, could offer no explanation for the crash, which took place Friday as the craft was en route from Mexicali to Mexico City. Uruguay Residents Flee Worst Floods Buenos Aires, Argentina-(UPD-The 15,000 residents of Paso De Los Toros, Uruguay, yesterday evacuated their homes for fear rampaging waters from South America's worst floods in history might break through mammoth Rin con Del Bonete dam and wipe out the city. Meanwhile, the U. S. ice breaker Edisto swung off its Antarctica-to-U.S. course to race to the aid of thousands of persons left homeless by the South American floods. In putting the issue to his constituents, Porter phrased it this way: "Provided it was conceal ed by trees and thus entailed no disfigurement of the scen ery, and no tax funds were required, would you favor a chairlift from the rim to the surface of Crater Lake?" In an explanation of the opinion poll, Porter told his constituents: "It is important for me to be reinforced in my thinking and my action in the Congress 'You Can See The Poor alai Lama Tells f R ed Treachery Tezpur, India (UPD The Dalai Lama of Tibet left by train for Asylum in an In dian hill resort yesterday af ter accusing the Chinese com munists of killing other Lamas, forcing monks into slave labor and firing shells at his palace in a reign of treachery. The spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet charged the Tibet Refugees Pour Into Nepal Katmandu, Nepal-ttJPD-Refu-gees from Tibet are pouring into the neighboring kingdom of Nepal despite strict Chinese army control of the border passes, press reports said here yesterday. One dispatch said a Tibetan woman killed 10 Chinese sol diers to evenge the death of her Khampa tribesman hus band at their hands. She then was reported to have escaped into sanctuary in Nepal. Dispatches said Nepalese at the border were worried be cause of the proximity of Chi nese patrols. Many Tibetans have fled across the border while being chased by sol diers, the reports said. (In Tokyo, the Communist New China News Agency broadcast a pledge by the Chi nese army in Tibet to keep on fighting "until all the rebels are mopped up thoroughly.") Indians' Bids High For Klamath Land Portland -(UPD Members of the Klamath Indian tribe who announced their withdrawal are making high bids to pur chase land on the reservation, the Bureau of Indian affairs office said here yesterday. Tribe members have paid $260,704 for nine fringe land units offered for sale last month. The tribe members are given preference on buying the land. Non-Indian bidders had of fered $181,245 for the same units. The Bureau said that of the original 72 fringe units up for sale, all but 16 have been disposed of and Klamath Indians bought all but three of the units sold. if you feel I am on the right track. On the other hand your point of view is just as im portant, perhaps more valu able for me, if your view is contrary to my own. As much as this is possible I like both my thinking and my action to reflect the will of the people I represent in Congress." Porter also sounded out vot ers on the proposed Oregon dunes seashore park and 18 other current issues, includ ing: "Do you believe it is im portant that we beat the Rus sians to the moon?" Fellow Is A Prisoner' Chinese Reds violated pledges granting Tibetans autonomy over their internal affairs and that he fled the country March 17 of his "own free will" when the situation be came intolerable. Dispatches from the neigh boring kingdom of Nepal said Tibetans were fleeing over the border to escape roving Chinese army patrols. The Nepalese di s p a t c h e s said Khampa tribesmen in -the Ti betan capital of Lhasa had been seized in their homes and beaten and kicked to death by the Reds. The 23-year-old Dalai Lama, revered by 150 million Asian Buddhists, rode an In dian army jeep 40 miles down the foothills into Tezpur from the forbidden roof of the world after a 33-day trek by cart, pony and on foot. He read his indictment of Red China to a crowd in Tezpur and five hours later departed by air-conditioned train for exile in the hill re sort of Mussoorie, a four-day journey away. The Dalai Lama said he hoped there would be no more bloodshed. But he left no doubt that he had fled be cause he wanted to and not under "duress," as the Chi nese communists have claim ed. (In Peiping, Chinese Com munist Premier Chou En-Lai insisted again yesterday that the Dalai Lama had been ab ducted by counter-revolutionists. "We still hope" to get him back, Chou said.) His arrival in Tezpur, the farthest outsiders are allowed to go before the forbidden zone of India's northeast fron tier, touched off rejoicing among the devout Buddhists of Asia. There were indica tions his flight and his revel ation of Chinese brutality and perfidy would stir up a holy war against communism in neutralist Asia. To Buddhists, the Dalai Lama is the 14th reincarnation of Buddha. Kennedy Defends Provisions in Bill Washington -(UPD- Sen. John F. Kennedy charged yester day that those who want to stiffen the Kennedy-Ervin La bor Reform bill are "those who want to limit or destroy the rights of honest unions." "You can't pass a bill in this congress, and have the President sign it, that will de stroy labor unions," the Mass achusetts Democrat said. He appeared on a television-radio program conducted by Sen. Ralph Yarborough (D-Tex.). Kennedy has split with Sen. S. J. Ervin, co-author of the measure, on Ervin's motion to eliminate a section that would make three basic changes in Taft-Hartley law provisions. Ervin argued that the extra provisions might serve to wa ter down the bill's anti-racketeering features. His motion goes to a vote Tuesday in the Senate. Mass-Escape Try Reported Cause Of Bloody Clash Ringleaders Found Dead After Assault Deer Lodge, Mont. -(UPD-Na- tional Guardsmen crushed a murderous convict mutiny at Montana State prison yester day and Warden Floyd E. Powell disclosed last nieht that the 35-hour rebellion was triggered by a mass escape at tempt. Steel-helmeted Guardsmen crashed into the ancient pris on before dawn to free 16 prison guard hostages and five captive "stool-pigeon" con victs. Both prisoner ringlead ers died during the final as sault. Warden Powell said the mutiny "was not a riot but definitely an escape attempt." "When the tunneling - out operation failed and came to an ' end, the ringleaders de cided to kill all the hostages last night," Powell said. "Upon learning of this I saw only one course of action, which was taken successful ly." Powell, husky 46-year-old reform warden of the oft troubled penitentiary, person- any lead the blazing assault by 300 Guardsmen, highway patrolmen and old west-style vigilantes. Convicts Quelled The attack force, using ba zookas, machine guns and tear gas, quelled the angry convicts and sent the weary hostages out to their loved ones in only 20 minutes. Two other hostages, In cluding a hero of the revolt, prison sociologist Walter Jones, 24, got out earlier. The riot claimed three lives: Lee Smart, a 19-year-old murderer, and Jerry Myles, 44-year-old six-time lo ser, the principal ringleaders, and Deputy Warden Ted Rothe, whom Smart admitted shooting in the back at the outset of the mutiny, Thurs day. Others Wounded A hostage guard, Robert Wyant, 29, and a National Guard Lieutenant, Russ Pul lium, 28, were wounded by convict gunfire. Hostage guard William Cox was knif ed earlier in the rebellion. The prisoners told newsmen that they objected chiefly to the parole system and to Ben jamin Wright, director of the State Parole board who re signed Friday night. ' Wright's resignation was formally accepted yesterday by the Parole board with what they said was "extreme regret." The 90-year-old prison houses about 450 prisoners, but officials believed only about 20 or 30 men formed the "hard core" that kept the rebellion going. The 16 hostages lived agon izing hours with the threat of death by fire, rope or bullet hanging over them. They rushed joyously into the street for jubilant reunions with their families. Ringleaders Dead The ringleaders, Smart and Myles, were found dead in one of the prison towers, ap parently the victims of a ma cabre last-minute murder and suicide. Powell county coroner Ralph J. Beck said "it appears at this point that Myles was shot by Smart and that Smart then shot himself, putting the barrel in his mouth." The Warden said he believ ed Smart killed Myles be cause the latter "didn't have the intestinal fortitude to car ry out what he said he would do"-presumably refuse to be taken alive. Touched Off Powell, a hostage himsell briefly, quoted Smart as say ing he touched off the rebel lion by slaying Deputy War den Rothe as he bent over files in his office Thursday afternoon. Thus Smart, a murderer at 19, began and ended the re volt with two more murder. t
