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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1959)
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In front of the county courthouse in Jack son county, Missouri, are Howell Appling, Oregon secretary of state, talking with For mer President Harry Truman; standing be hind Mr. Truman is Tom Vaughn, a mem ber of the Oregon Centennial commission; William Dawkins, whose back is turned, is talking with Medford Mayor John Snider Five Injured in Sunday Afternoon Accidents Here JFive persons were taken to local hospitals by Medford Ambulance service Sunday afternoon for treatment of in juries received in traffic acci dents. All were reported in good condition today. State police reported that Gail Joseph St. Arnold, 43, Talent, and his sons, Norman, 16, Jerry, 14, and Eugene, 15, were taken to Rogue Valley hospital for treatment of minor Injuries received when the jeep the father was driving failed to negotiate a curve on the west fork of Trail Creek dr. about 3:30 p.m. Donald E. Barnes, 31, Camp White, is confined to Sacred Heart hospital, where he was taken about 5:45 p.m. for treatment of head and chest injuries and shock. Attend ants said today that his condi tion was good. Barnes was in jured when his car failed to make a curve on Brownsboro rd. near Eagle Point and turned over on the roadway. The vehicle was heavily dam aged. Woman Injured Taken to Sacred Heart shortly after noon was Mrs- Ellen Agnes Lynner, of 2495 West Main st., who state po lice said suffered minor in juries when her car was struck by an auto driven by Dortha Lee Martin, of 251 Renault st. Mrs. Martin was cited foe passing at an intersection. Mrs. Lynner was expected to be released from the hos pital today. Her car was re portedly demolished. Another . driver, Charles Henry Raymond, 68, of 812 Garfield st., was cited by state police following a collision on Highway 99 at Vorheis rd. about 3 p.m. Raymond was charged with failure to yield right of way after his sedan and a car driven by Kenneth Russell Arrell,,43, of 820 Crater Lake ave., collided. Minor damage resulted to both vehicles, officers reported. Carpenters Accept Contractor Offer Portland-(UPD-Portland area carpenters over the week end voted to accept an offer by contractors, but Piledrivers voted to reject the offer. The offer includes a three year 53-cent wage package, re troactive to April 1 of this year when the old contract ex pired. Health and welfare con tributions are also included in the offer retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. Walla Walla (UPD Fire, the largest here since 1955, de stroyed the huge Albertson Food Center today. Valley Students Win in a State Speech Medford Hieh school won the impromptu speaking event and the Phoenix High school debate team won the B divis ion debate during the annual Oregon High school speech tournament at Oregon State college last week end. A totail of 189 students from 42 different high schools were entered in the state com petition. They had been win ners in regional contests ear lier. Doug Kliever, Medford, won the impromptu speaking contest for his school. Final ists from Medford high school were Carolyn Mencke in or atory and Jim Frake in ex temporaneous speaking and after - dinner speaking Dar- La Paz Under Siege Following Revolt By Socialist Party La Paz, Bolivia -(UPD Gov ernment troops and police pa trolled the streets of La Paz today under a state of siege declared during Sunday's un successful revolt by the rightr wing socialist Falange party. At least 22 persons were killed and more than 50 were wounded in fighting at the state radio station, the city Tax Assessments To Be Discussed Members of the Jackson county board of equalization were expected to affirm. the current ratio between assessed property valuation and true cash value when they hold their first meeting today. The ratio, which is 25 per cent of true cash value, will be the basis for tax assess ments for the coming fiscal year, the assessor's office re ported. It is determined by a ratio study made of county property sales during the year and will mean that millage rates to property owners will be based on one-fourth of their property's true cash value. The board will begin hear ings May 11 on petitions sub mitted by property owners seeking changes in assessed valuation of their property. Board members are Arnold Bohnert, Central Point; Ed Singmaster, Ashland; and County Commissioner Chester Wendt. County Assessor Ray Schumacher is an advisor and County Clerk Marvin Madden serves as secretary. Petitions Request Consolidation Vote Petitions requesting a vote on the proposed Phoenix-Talent school district consolida tion will be considered Tues day night at a meeting of the Jackson county school district reorganization committee in the county courthouse. A letter requesting the con sideration was drafted at a special joint school board board meeting in Phoenix last Wednesday night. - The reorganization commit tee earlier voted against hold ing such an election. District citizens, however, protested the committee's actions and petitioned the group to recon sider its move Salem -(UPD A bill setting up a state board of tax appeals has passed the House 2nd went to the Senate. Tournament leane Hunt was a semi-final ist in serious reading. The Phoenix High school team coached by Bob Myrick defeated three schools on the affirmative side and two teams on the negative side. The question was "Resolved that the United States should adopt essential features o f the British system of educa tion." On the Phoenix team were Joyce Hunter, Tom Troxel, Jack Hoffbuhr and Susan Walker. This is the first year the Phoenix high school has entered state speech competi tion. The B division is com prised of high schools with not more than 400 pupils enrolled. and Tony Brandenthaler, chairman of the Oregon Centennial commission; former gov ernor Elmo Smith, publisher of the Al bany Democrat Herald, Is at right. Dawkins, a Medford public relations man who pro moted the cavalcade, served as master of ceremonies at the Saturday afternoon event. (See siorles and additional pictures on page 10). hall, military barracks and po lice headquarters. The rebels gained control of the radio station for a short time. Rebels Arrested A government communique said the fighting began short ly before noon and that the rebellion was put down in a matter of hours by the militia. It said the regular armed forc es were not needed.' More than 80 rebels were arrested, including 1 Falange leader Luis Saeniz and Rober to Freyre, co-editor of the newspaper Antorcha. Members of the youth sec tion of the National, Revolu tionary Movement patrolled outside the foreign embassies to prevent other rebel leaders from taking refuge there. The government announced that rebel leaders had asked President Hernan Siles Zua zo to halt retaliation by pro government forces. Siles ord ered Secretary - General Guil lermo Bedregal. and Agricul ture Minister Jorge Antelo to collect the rebel arms to pre vent further fighting. Greeted By Cheers Siles and members of his cabinet left the presidential palace Sunday night to in spect the areas where the fighting took place. They were greeted by cheers from thou sands of persons in the streets. The rebels opened their at tack with an attempt to seize the police headquarters. Eight een persons were killed in the fighting there, including tran sit Police Capt. Eduardo Cha varria. Siles' pro-labor government has been beset recently by economic troubles caused by high prices and inflation. It lost some support after it was forced to cancel food and clo thing subsidies at commissar ies operated by the workers. Siles was elected president on June 17, 1956, for a four year term. Humphrey Denies Being Candidate Seattle (UPD Democratic Sen. Hubert Humphrey again declined to admit today that he is a candidate for presi dent. But he said he sought a majority rather than unani mity in attempting to obtain any political post. , The liberal Minnesotan made the statement during a press conference at which he was asked if he thought he could obtain any support from the South, if he ran for the chief executive's post. "I do not seek unanimity," he said. "I seek a majority when I go after a particular post." Humphrey is in the Pacific Northwest at the invitation of several Democratic clubs. He speaks in the Tri-Cities area tonight, goes to Port land Tuesday and speaks again in Eugene Tuesday eve ning. WEATHER FORECAST: High cloudiness to night and Tuesday. Low tonight 35. High Tuesday 78. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 71 Lowest This Morning 32 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:58 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:23 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 4:27 ajn. Full Moon April 22 Jupiter, rising at 9:48 p.m. and Saturn, rising at 12:42 a.m. now appear to be moving west ward among the stars. Their true motion is eastward and faster Jupiter will catch up with Saturn early in 1961. Deer Lodge Pays Final Respects To Deputy Warden Crackdown on Inmates Starts . Deer Lodge, Mont. (DPD A simple, 20-minute memorial service was held Sunday for Deputy Warden Theodore Rothe, 40, whose violent death touched off the bloody, 35 hour convict mutiny at Mon tana State prison. As this ranching commu nity of 3,500 paid its final re spects to the official, the bodies of his murderer and another leader of the unsuc cessful escape attempt lay in pine boxes at the local mort uary. Killed Accomplice Lee Smart, 19, a convicted murderer, started the riot when he shot Rothe in the back Thursday afternon. Early Saturday, he killed his ac complice, Jerry Myles, 44, and took his own life as na tional guardsmen stormed the prison. Officials said Smart's body was claimed by his mother. The unclaimed body of Myles will be buried in the prison, where the convicts once held 19 hostages including Warden Floyd E. Powell. Powell wept as the Rev. Kenneth Schwengel eulogized Rothe as "a leader in one of the world's most difficult pro fessions . . . who returned to the shepherd and bishop of our souls." The two officials had work ed together for eight years at Wisconsin State prison, and Rothe came to Deer Lodge with his wife and two chil dren six months ago at Po well's request. Powell began a crackdown on the prisoners Sunday. The convicts were restrict ed to their cells in the 90- year-old prison without mess hall or yard privileges. Na tional guardsmen systematic ally searched each convict and every corner of the prison for concealed weapons. "There is still quite a bit of tension among the con victs," the warden said. "We want to let them cool off for a while but things are going to be real tight around here." Orchard Heating Continues Here Orchard heaters were fired in a "moderate" number of orchards throughout the val ley early this morning when temperatures fell below 32 de grees in the coldest spots, County Horticultural Agent Clifford Cordy reported to day. It was the ninth straight firing since April 12. One of the firings was very heavy, two or three moderately heavy and the rest moderate-to-light, Cordy said. . At a meeting of the Jack son County Fruit Growers league Friday, the group named a committee to study how to save pear crops by heating without causing a public inconvenience. Minimum temperature ex pected' tonight is 28 degrees in the coldest spots, with light, scattered firings. The weather bureau forecast slightly warmer temperatures during the next few days. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York-(CPD-Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 in dustrials 627.08, up 3.02; 20 railroads 168 87, off 0.05; 15 utilities 92.84, off 0.38, and 65 slocks 215.31, up 0.45. Sales today were about 3.610,000 shares compared with 3,870,000 shares Friday. House Tax Committee Furthers Work Toward Changes in Income Tax Setup Salem-TOPD-An unusual Sun day night session of the House Tax Committee here has furth ered work on a new tax pro gram which would raise about $8 million to balance the state's budget. The program would add more taxpayers to t h e tax base, cut down on complicated returns and make other changes. Spli Return Eliminated The only decision the com mittee, headed by Rep. Clar ence Barton (D-Coquille) did not make was to which of several tax rate plans the new policy changes would apply. Changes recommended in Airport Tenants, City Officials Discuss Problems New taxiways, chuckholes, dust and dogs were among subjects discussed today at a meeting of Medford airport tenants and city officials. Airport Manager Richard Hogan, who called the meet ing, said it would be the first of a monthly series designed for airing problems and ex changing information. Hogan outlined plans for resurfacing taxiways and for landscaping and improving the area in front of the terminaj building. He said the only immediate plan for improving the area Red China Says Dalai Lama Lied About Treachery New Delhi, India (DPD Communist China accused the Dalai Lama today of lying when he made his week end statement accusing the Reds of treachery and murder in Tibet. A political commentator for the Communist New China News Agency said in a Chin ese landguage broadcast that the Dalai Lama's statement, made, in Tezpur when he reached freedom after flee ing his Red-dominated home land, was "embedded in falsehood." 'Clumsy Document' The commentator's remarks the first Communist Chinese reaction, claimed the youth ful Tibetan god-king's state ment, was a "clumsy docu ment" which ignored the fact that Tibet is a land made of various nationalities-not just Tibetans. The Peiping reaction came as Taipei newspaper reports said the Dalai Lama has been invited to Formosa to meet President Chiang Kai-shek. There was no official confir mation of the reports as the Tibetan leader continued his 1,300-mile train trip across the Indian subcontinent to his eventual place of refuge. Chiang Drafting Reply The English language news paper China Post said Tibet an anti-Communists who fled with the Dalai Lama to In dia have urged him to meet with Chiang to discuss free ing Tibet from Communist control. It said the suggestion was forwarded to Taipei and Chiang is drafting a reply. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told the upper house of Parliament today the Dalai Lama would be free to carry on his "legitimate religious activities" in India but that "political activities are not carried on from one country against another." RESERVE CENTER PERMIT A $229,000 permit for con struction of the U.S. Army Re serve Center on West Jack son st. at McAndrews rd. was issued today, according to Medford building department officials. clude elimination of federal income tax deductions, elim ination of split returns by married couples and also elim ination of the five per cent standard deduction provision. Exemptions allowed blind persons and persons over 65 also would be cut out. Would Be Simplified Taxes would be required from many persons who do not pay under the current plan. State income tax law would be simplified so that some 400,000 persons who are now subject to withholding would not have to file a return. Their withholding statements would 11 T Ablo to be developed south of the terminal building is for con struction of an asphalt taxi- way. He said this south area would be limited to commer cial services rather than pri vate use for the time being at least Stop Rumors Hogan said he wished to dispel rumors that the south area's immediate develop ment would include construc tion of sidewalks, curbs and gutters. This misunderstand ing, it is . understood, had caused dissatisfaction among those interested in further im provements to the area north west of the terminal building. Janrick Air Service, a new comer agency offering heli copter and aircraft service, is to be one occupant of the south area. Taxiway Conditions Several tenants of the northwest ar,ea complained at today's meeting of the condi tions along the taxiway in front of their hangars and shops. They stated that dust, boulders, chuckholes ' and drain outlets protruding above the ground level make the area unsatisfactory and in some instances dangerous. Hogan replied that the taxiway itself would receive a hard surface, possibly by the end of June, if the federal aviation agency approves the present plans for the project. Hogan and Duff inspected the area after the meeting, and noted the holes, rough spots and the drains were not in the immediate right of way of the taxiway. They agreed that clearing up these conditions would prove costly. City Financed The proposed taxiway in the south area would be financed by the city alone, Hogan ex plained, while the northwest taxiway would be financed in part by the federal govern ment. He added that improve ments proposed in this year's city budget request include surfacing of taxiways between hangars in the northwestrea and surfacing of a roadway behind the buildings there. Duff said that since major improvement projects at the airport have been completed over the past few years, more improvements in the hangar area could now be expected. Dog Problem The problem of dogs run ning loose was brought up by George Milligan, Mercy Flights pilot, who said the canines create a serious haz ard to aircraft. Duff reported that City At torney Joel B. Reeder has been investigating the extent of the city's authority in con trolling the dogs. The possi bilities of getting in touch with the owners or if neces sary shooting the dogs were also discussed. Control of children riding bicycles around the hangars was discussed. It was sug gested that the city erect a "No Bicycle Riding Beyond This Point" sign, and that a bicycle rack be provided. just be sent to the state tax commission to let them iigure the tax. Deductions would be al lowed for contributions to charity up to 20 per cent if the taxpayer contributes three per cent of his income. To Feel Little Effect Otherwise, the first three per cent would not be de ductible. Medical expenses over five per cent of income would be deductible. Despite the changes, the base-broadening feature of the plan probably would mean that most taxpayers would feel little effect from the House plan. "Can You Afford $25 A Head For Us?" I Herter Planning Less Travel Than Former Secretary Washington (DPD Newly appointed Secretary of State Christian A. Herter today de scribed himself as a "strong team worker." He implied he will do much less traveling than his predecessor, John Foster Dulles. Herter made the statements when he flew back to Wash ington from a week end rest in South Carolina which was interrupted Saturday morn ing when he went to Augusta, Ga., to hear President Eisen hower announce his appoint ment, i Confidence in Aides The new secretary told re porters at the Military Air Terminal that he will travel "if I feel it necessary," but added that, "I have great con fidence, in my associates in the department." Herter said he thought that chances were "good" that C. Douglas Dillon, undersecre tary of state for economic af fairs, would be moved over to undersecretary as Herter's top assistant. He added, how ever, that this was "an ap pointment for the President" to make. The 64-year-old Massachu setts politician-diplomat, us sing metal arm crutches as he moved from the plane to a microphone, was asked whether Eisenhower's delay of several days in appointing him had "weakened" his posi tion. He replied "I do not think so." Herter said the President was waiting for a physical re port he wanted and I was delighted" to have made it. Honored by Confidence Herter said he was "delight ed" to be back in Washington and to continue the duties that he had been carrying out since Dulles was stricken with cancer for the second time. He added that he was "deeply honored" by the confidence shown in him by Dulles and the President. Herter said that he did not School District Buying Bill Voted Salem - (DPD - A bill per mitting centralized purchasing through the state for Oregon school districts passed the House today and went to the Senate. Rep. Wickes Shaw (D-Eu-gene), said great savings could be made by school dis tricts tu rough this method. Rep. Clarence Barton (D Coquille), particularly point ed to savings that could be made by purchasing major items such as school buses through the state. Portland already has set up a central purchasing system. Barton was disappointed that the bill did not require centralized purchasing rather than merely permit it, but he voted for the bill. want to comment on foreign policy matters until he had been confirmed by the Sen ate. His nomination was sent to the Senate today and will be considered by the Senate Foreign Relations committee Tuesday. In reply to a question, Her ter said that he hoped to con sult with Dulles, and planned to visit him at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center this afternoon. Budget Hearings Set for April 22 A tentative budget of $47, 345.90 for 1959-60 submitted by the county juvenile de partment, will be considered Wednesday afternoon at a meeting of the Jackson Coun ty budget committee. The proposed budget for the coming fiscal year is $12,839.90 more than the current total, according to County Judge Earl Miller. He said the new figure from the department is only a ten tative projection of next year's expenses. Mrs. Kay Crowell, juvenile officer, will explain the department's re quests. Judge Miller said the com mittee also hopes to discuss smaller county department budgets Wednesday and will continue budget considera tions on Friday. Members of the library board will meet with the committee Wednesday morn ing to discuss their library budget. Influenza Increases In Jackson County A total of 130 more cases of influenza was reported to the Jackson county health depart ment today by county physi cians. The number brings to over 1,000 cases listed since the first of the year, the de partment reported. Health officials in the north ern part of the state last week end identified the epidemic there as influenza-like illness. Southern Pacific Files Suit on Property Taxes San Francisco Southern Pacific Railroad, in a surprise move, announced it has filed suits in 51 California counties asking for return of more than $6 million paid as property taxes. The action opened a new front in a continuing battle between public utilities and the State Board of Equaliza tion. The utilities, whose prop erty is assessed by the state, claim they are charged with a tax rate twice as high as that levied on private indus try. In announcing SP's action, i Measure Passes House 31 to 26 On Party Lines Many Duties To Be Transferred Salem - (DPD The Oregon House today pasesd 31-26 a bill that would abolish the state's three-man Board of Control which controls state institutions. Vote was along party lines with all Democrats but Rep. Grace Peck (D-Portland) vot ing for it and all Republicans against it. The bill now goes to the Senate. The Board of Control is composed, of the governor, state treasurer and secretary of state. Restores Governor Rep. Keith Skelton (D-Eu-gene), sponsor of the bill, de clared that passage of the legi slation would restore the gov ernor to his rightful place at the head of state government. Many present duties of the Board would be transferred to the governor under the bill and the governor would be empowered to appoint a di rector of institutions. The board of control was created in 1913 at the urging of then Gov. Oswald West. Efforts in past sessions to abolish it have failed, the last time being 1957. Skelton claimed that board members were constantly bickering among themselves fand could not agree on funda mental questions of institu tion policy. He said the result was "political operation of state institutions." Elfstrom Opposes Bill Opposition to the bill was expressed by Rep. Robert Elfstrom (R-Salem), who said that three persons could bring to the state broader exper ience than one. Instead of keeping politics out of the state institutions, abolishment o f the Board would bring in politics not now present, Elfstrom said. Rep. George Annala (D Hood River), who opposed abolition of the board in 1957, today favored its de mise. He said that further in vestigation had convinced him it would benefit state govern ment to abolish the board. Castro Sees Better Understanding Washington (DPD Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro appeared satisfied today that his five-day Washington visit had fostered better under standing of his new govern ment. His appeal to American public opinion continued with an address this afternoon at the National Press Club. He was to leave later by plane for Princeton, N.J., on the sec ond leg of his U.S. visit. Castro indicated he felt his American trip was off to a good start when he said that his visit had brought "spirit ual profits." "I believe that here in the United States the people . . . and the government are going to understand us better," he said in halting English. "It is good not only for Cuba, it is good too for the United States." G. L. Buland, vice president and general counsel of the rail road, said: "We can no longer delay correcting the inequity which has existed for many years and which has been an unjust burden on our stockholders, our shippers and our em ployees." Southern Pacific property, Buland said, is being assessed by the state at 50 per cent of market value whereas neigh boring private property, as sessed by county officials, bears "an average ratio of 23.7 per cent of market value.
