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Writer Selects Mark Hatfield Vice President By A- ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington - A poll of ed itors and Washington' corres pondents taken last week to determine which candidates rv-CV they think 1a 7fvould make Ct ', i the strongest . V presidential tickets for ei ther party has resulted in two interest ing combina tions, t For the Re- A ftobt Smith puDncans, me results tabulated by Congres sional Quarterly show Vice President Nixon for president and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York for vice presi dent. For the Democrats, Ad lai Stevenson for president and Sen. Jack Kennedy for vice president. This correspondent voted i it for the Stevenson-Kennedy combination for the Demo crats, but for the Republicans picked another combination: Rockefeller for president and Gov. Mark Hatfield for vice president. But having selected these , combinations as the "strong est" either party could select for having vote aDDeal, it must be added that the likeli hood of either combination being what the party conven tions will select next year ap pears to me to be remote, Composed of Workers National party conventions, after all. are composed of workers in the party vine yards of all the states. Many want first and foremost to nominate a winner, but their Ideas cf who will win often differ - frequently because ideologically they side with one particular man, as did the fervent supporters of Bob Taft. This attachment often is highly emotional and rejects all objective analysis of the talents and appeal of other candidates. So the outcome is a nomination pr the man who has sold himself to enough delegates to get it. Nixon, it seems to me now, will probably be the GOP presidential candidate. Like Taft, he has inspired many of his admirers to support him zealously. But unlike Taft, Nixon has a broad base of sup port within the Republican party, from both conservative and liberal elements. Because he is a master politician, Nix on will probably strenghten this hold during the year ahead. His greatest threat may lie in what the public opinion polls may say a year from now - but even there as vice president he runs little risk of alienating any segment of the public in ways that would undermine the strong lead polls now give him over any other Republicans, including Rockefeller. Rockefeller. Man of Action Nevertheless, it seems to me Rockefeller would be much harder for the Democrats to defeat. He is a man of action, a thinker, a progressive who is unhampered by rigid ideo logical postures. He has cour age, as his tax program in New York showed. He ap pears more concerned about solving the problems of his state than playing everything safe politically. There are few strikes against him. As a running mate for the eastern Rockefeller, Hatfield would give the ticket a youth ful quality that is the spirit of the west. But very likely the GOP convention would insist on putting up a conservative for this spot if the presidential nominee is a liberal like Rock efeller. For the Democrats, surely Kennedy is the ablest and most attractive of the many Democratic senators who are in the running for the nomi nation. He may snag the nomi nation on an early ballot, but I doubt it. The Democrats have to pick their candidate 1,000 Folders County Sent About 1,000 colorful fold ers inviting people to visit Jackson county were sent to the Medford Trail Riders' wagon in the "On to Oregon Cavalcade" today, Don Mc Neil, manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce, announced. The folders, which have been reprinted and revised, were received from the print ers this morning, McNeil said. Additional folders will be forwarded to the covered wagon train as needed, he said. Heading for Rossville The seven covered wagons were heading for Rossville, Kans., today after the longest egment of its trip yesterday, first in Los Angeles, and the politicians may be unwilling to gamble with a Catholic (silly as this attitude is) in the top spot. They would more likely give Kennedy the vice presidential spot. Stevenson Durable Stevenson's remarkable stature in the country is at tested by the fact that after losing twice he is durable enough to be regarded even now by many as the ablest Democrat of them all. But in a convention, two strikes against a man are usually fa tal, politically speaking. Stevenson and his support ers have the small comfort, however, that Tom Dewey had after losing to President Roosevelt twice he ran against a popular figure who would have trounced anyone who opposed him. Nixon. Rockefeller, Ken nedy and Stevenson are all capable political leaders, any one of whom could probably do a creditable job as presi dent. But there seems to me to be a difference between these rivals that is quite aside from political allegiance. It is that Nixon and Kennedy both are men who covet the na tion's highest office, whereas Rockefeller and Stevenson do not. ' Old Expression - To rejuggle an old expres sion, I 'suspect Nixon and Kennedy would rather be president than be right; and that Stevenson and Rocke feller would rather be right than president, to the degree than any mortal can be so noble. In these critical times, bet ter that the nation choose the right man and a Stevenson- Rockefeller race would give voters two first class men than to have the highest office go to either of two very capa ble but very eager beavers. Three Men Hurt As 'Cap' Explodes Three workers on the Ken-wood-Grandvtew se werproj ect were injured by an ex ploding blasting cap in a trench at the nortwest corner of Grand ave. and Crater Lake ave. shortly before 1 p.m. today. Blaine Biles, Medford; M. Waters, Roseburg; and Mel- fvin Shefstad, The Dalles, were taken by Medford Ambulance Service and city patrol car to Sacred Heart hospital for in juries . suffered in the ex plosion. The cap had been reported ly set for excavation work two days ago but did not detonate during prior blast ing, according to Ole L. Or sen, foreman for Frank Kan ehl, sub-contractors on the project. The cap was apparently set off when struck by a diesel back-hoe, which was being op erated at the site. The three workers, two set ting timbers and the third checking grade, were in the 18-foot deep trench approxi mately 20 feet from where the cap exploded. The men were believed to be suffering from cuts, bruises and burns. Diamond Lake Road To Reopen Today Highway 230, the Diamond lake highway, was scheduled to open about 3 pjn. today, according to state police. Officers said they had been notified by the state highway department that the highway would be opened today, and that load limitshave been set for trucks because of the soft condition of the highway sur face. Single axle trucks have a limit of 11,000 pounds and tandems a limit of 20,000 pounds. Inviting People to to Covered a 25-miie journey between Lawrence and Topeka, Kans. Rossville is 21 miles west of Topeka. As the wagons entered Kan sas capital city last night, the streets were lined with thousands of cheering specta tors, according to United Press International. Wagonmaster Gordon (Tex) Serpa, Ashland, led the prairie schooners to the fairgrounds where they were met by Kan sas' Gov! George Docking; Morris Fager, chairman of the Kansas Centennial commitee; and John Landreth, president of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Presented Powder Horn Governor Docking shook Me United Preai International Full Leased Wire 22 Pages Big Four Ends Work on Strategy For Conference Arms Inspection System Included London-flJPD-Experts of the western Big Four nations fin ished work today on joint strategy for dealing with Rus sia in the foreign ministers conference next month. It was understood to include a phas ed arms control and inspec tion system for Central Eu rope. Sent for Study The policy package was sent off immediately for study by the British, French, United States and West -German gov ernments. The experts had been mapping the strategy since April 13. The British Foreign Office announced today the group had "finished its work. It was understood there still were some differences on the strategy which will have to be worked out by the west ern foreign ministers in their pre-Geneva meeting in Paris next Wednesday. Some Policy Changes There was complete official silence on the package but it was understood to include firm western stand on Berlin and a proposal for a two phased arms control and in spection for Central Europe. This last would be linked to progress on unification of East and West Germany. The policy package also will be sent to the 15-nation permanent NATO Council in Paris for study. Scheme Whittled Down Informed sources said Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's original proposal for an arms limitation scheme' . on both sides of the Iron Curtain had been whittled down" consid erably. But they said also that a U.S. plan which would link a German peace treaty with the step by step unification of Germany was cold-shouldered by the other three for different reasons. - Chessman Quils Highway Post Salem-(UPD-Gov. Mark Hat field today received the resig nation of Robert B. Chess man, publisher of the Astor- ian Evening Budget, from the State Highway Commission. Chessman, an appointee of ex-Gov. Robert D. Holmes, said "business conditions and economic conditions in Clat sop county demand my atten tion completely." He said the resignation should be accepted at the gov ernor's convenience. He has served for 25 months. In accepting his resignation, Gov. Hatfield noted the Chess man family had a dis tinguished public service rec ord with the Commission where Chessman's father also served from 1943 to 1946. Hatfield would not discuss any names he has under con sideration to replace Chess man. Truman Turns Down Oregon Invitation Salem (UPD Ex - President Harry S. Truman has declined an invitation to speak in Ore gon July 4, Gov. Mark Hat field said today. Truman said he had a previous engage ment. Wagon Train hands with members of the expedition and presented Ser pa with a powder horn, re marking, "I hope your jour ney will be as pleasant when you get out of civilized coun try." The powder horn, Governor Docking said, is "symbolic of the westward movement of the pioneers-typical of the trek westward." Serpa reported that 'all was well with the equipment, stock and people of the caravan. The wagon train is expect ed to arrive in Independence, Ore., about mid-August. It left Independence, Mo., last Sun day morning. 54th Year BF0RB tewisel Tax Plan . . -i j' - ' STOCKADE BUILDERS Officers of the 417th Engineer Brigade, southern Oregon Army Reserve unit, were presented Oregon Pioneer awards at the board meeting of the Jackson County Centennial association at Jackson hotel this morning. Officers and men of the unit, working in spare time, con structed the stockade at Siskiyou summit which will serve as a tourist welcome booth during Oregon's Centennial year. Jack Crea- Service Officers Hear Discussions On Yets1 Benefits Oregon's county veterans' service omcers wuunu up their 23rd semi-annual con ference in the Medford hotel today, following a morning session devoted to discussions on state of Oregon veterans' benefits. Last night the veterans' counselors, representing 29 Oregon counties, heard J. Mar vin Russell, manager of the California department of vet erans affairs farm and home loan program, speak on the importance of the aid given by local service officers in helping war veterans obtain the Benefits granted them by the nation. Russell said a home and farm loan program, whether offered by the federal govern ment or by the states, is the best program of benefits to veterans, because a loan pro gram pays its own way "with out requiring one cent of tax Danger of Forest Fires Reported S. T. . (Tenny) Moore, fire control officer in Rogue River National forest, has warned fishermen there is danger of forest fires where there is no snow cover. General trout sea son opens this week end. Two small forest fires, one ignited by a power line and the other of undetermined cause, have been extinguished in the Applegate district this spring, Moore said. Both were limited to a quarter of an acre or less. Moore said campfires in the Willow Creek reservoir area wili be restricted to resort area. He asked that campers in other sections of the forest clear campfire sites prior to starting a fire, and to be sure all fires are thoroughly ex tinguished before leaving. Ground where there is no snow has dried out consider ably during the recent warm weather period, and as a re sult has formed fuel for for est fires. Moore' said the forest serv ice plans to have patrols in the national forest this week end. Clare Boothe Luce Confirmation Seen Washington-(UPD-Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Brazil today appeared sure to win Senate confirmation. The Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee approved the appointment by a 16-1 vote Thursday. Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) was the single dis senter. " MEDFORD, vsupport. Oregon v and Cali fornia "are two of the few states in the nation offering such programs, Russell point ed out. " . -Outstanding Programs Speaking of the importance of the county service officer J Russel said: ' "One of the outstanding pro grams in some 38 of the 49 states is the veterans' service officer system, whereby com munities of any size have their own locally-appointed people to guide and advise the community's own veter ans in their dealings with both state and federal govern ments. These are the experts." Among other things, Rus sell said, the county service officer helps the veteran pre sent his claim before the fed eral Veterans Administration for disability, hospital and death benefits. "These recoveries," he said, "include savings to the coun ties in hospitalization costs, by establishing veterans' rights to federal hospital treat ment, as well as direct mone tary gains to veterans right ful gains which have a healthy influence on the ecenomy of their communities and the state as a whole." Toastmasier Banquet toastmaster was Jerry Bianconi, Jackson coun ty service officer and newly elected president of the Ore gon county service officers association. Russell was intro duced by H. C. (Hub) Saal feld, director of the Oregon department of veterans' af fairs. Keegan Townsend, Med ford District 13 commander of the American Legion, , was introduced. At this morning's session, the following members of the Oregon department of veter ans' affairs spoke: 1. Ernest J. Smith, man ager of the state veterans' farm and home loan program. Smith said Oregon veterans are currently borrowing at the rate of nearly $4,000,000 a month to acquire their own homes and farms. Deadline for Program 2. Franklin G. Reynolds, educational officer. Reynolds warned that June 30 is the deadline for Oregon's World War II veterans to enter a program of education under the state benefits program. 3. Vere A. McCarty. serv ice division manager. McCar ty stressed the importance of coordination in presentation of veterans' claims before the Veterans Administration, on the county, state and federal levels. A short business session of the county association was scheduled this afternoon to wind up the three-day confer ence. . i OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL ger, left above, president of the Centennial association, who made the presentations, looks over one of the plaques with Brig. Gen. William Prentice, commanding officer of the reserve unit. Looking on are Maj. Harold Sexton and Capt. Thomas L. Teutsch. Also receiving awards were Maj. Harold Cooley, Glendale.-fcnd Maj. John Rush. Ma terials for the construction of the stockade were donated by valley firms. Phoenix School Patrons lo Vote On Budget May 18 ! Phocriix - Schol district 4, Phoenix, patrons will vote on a proposed budget for the new fiscal year between 2 and 8 p.m. May 18 in Phoenix grade school gymnasium, dis trict officials have announced. Millage for the new year has not yet been "determined, depending on the outcome of the Talent-Phoenix school dis trict consolidation election May 20, Supt. Ernest James said. School patrons will vote on increasing the tax levy be yond the 6 per cent limitation by $217,577.53, he explained. The proposed budget for the new year is $390,950, or $22,708 more than, the 1958 59 budget. Largest Increase Largest increase is for four more teachers, two in the pri mary, grades, one each in the eighth grade and high school. The seventh grade now has 76 youngsters and three teach ers. When the pupils become eight graders next year, two teachers in that grade will not be able to handle the pupil increase, James said. The eighth grade now has 55 pu pils. , Two more rooms will be needed, James said. However, school officials have yet to determine where the rooms will be added. Consolidation could change the picture, he added. Teacher salary increment and other increases for school personnel are included in the budget. Additional funds have been budgeted for road improvements at the high school and for shop and vo cational agriculture equip ment. Slight increases are due for textbooks and school sup plies. Committee Tables Trading Stamp Bill Salem -(UPD-The bill to put severe limitations on trading stamps in Oregon was tabled by the House State and Fed eral Affairs Committee today, apparently killing the meas ure for the present session. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 40. High Saturday 72-75. Temp. Highest Yesterday 80 Lowest this Morning 42 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:03 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:16 a.m. Moonrise tonight 9:12 p.m. Last Quarter April 29 The bright star seen near the Moon tonight is a planet, Jupi ter. Jupiter is now 415 million miles from the Earth and its light reaches us tonight in about 38 minutes. 24, 1959 Maw Package Would Raise Additional Annual Revenue Committee Alters Rate Structure Salem - (UPD - The Oregon House had before it today a revised tax plan submitted by its Tax Committee which would raise another $5.4 mil lion a year. The tax package (was re turned to committee earlier because it did not raise enough money. The committee Thurs day afternoon changed the rates structure of the bill to raise the required amount and recommended it out "do-pass" by a 7-2 vote. Fate Problematical Its fate in the Senate is still problematical. The new schedule runs from 2 to 7 per cent on per sonal income taxes whereas the present schedule runs from 3 to 9.5 per cent. The major bill of the pack age (HB 550) calls for these rates: On income to $1,000, 2 per cent; $1,000 to $2,000, 3 per cent; $2,000 to $3,500, 4 per cent; $3,500 to $5,500, 5 per cent; $5,500 to $10,000, 6 per cent; and $10,000 or over, 7 per cent. No Gross Tax Provision There is no provision in the bill for a gross income tax of one per cent which was sug gested by Gov. Mark Hatfield in House Bill 55 as originally drafted. Two other bills concluded the tax package. The first would put .a. 3 per., rent tax on cigarettes and a 15 per cent tax on other tobacco products. There was only one negative vote cast by Rep. Vernon Cook (D-Troutdale) on this measure. The second ill provides for bVA per cent tax on busi ness profits with the tax to be effective this year. Repeals Inventory Tax The bill also repeals the personal property tax on in ventories. Under the revised income tax bill, there would be de ductions allowed for medical expenses above 5 per cent of income and for contributions to educational, charitable and religious organizations above 3 per cent, but other special deductions would not be al lowed. Personal exemptions of $600 would be unchanged. The committee experiment ed with other tax rates, but decided they would not raise the money needed for the next biennium. In general, the proposed rates would raise more money from, persons in the $10,000-a-year bracket and over. Persons earning less than $4,000 a year appear to get a tax reduction, although Rep. W. O. Kelsay (D-Roseburg) said the actual effect of the bill would be to raise every one's taxes. He said this would be caused by excluding deduc tions for federal income tax and other deductions now al lowed. Employee Hurt at Shopping Center Site Ray Jones, 45, of 428 North Holly st., was reported in good condition at "Rogue Val ley hospital today after suffer ing back and other injuries in a fall Wednesday afternoon at the Sears project, Jackson st. and Biddle rd. Jones, an employee of But tress and McClellan at the project, was reported to have fallen 18 feet onto concrete. He was taken to the hospital by Medford Ambulance serv ice. Move To Ban For Organizational Purposes Beaten Washington-l?D-The Senate defeated a move by Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) today to ban unions from picketing intended to organize workers or force employers to bargain with unions. McClellan tried to attach the provision to the Senate's pending labor reform bill on grounds that picketing for or ganizational purposes is "one Price Tribun United Presi International Full Leased Wire IU1 ITU "He's Stepping Into A Tough Spot Here He Looks Around At The Men On Base, Gets The Sign, And " Five Men Reported Planning To Murder Fidel Castro Found New York-flJPD-The "Ameri can gangsters" reported con verging on New York to as sassinate Cuban Prime Min ister Fidel Castro for pay were located Thursday night, going peaceably about their business in Philadelphia and Las Vegas. - - But police refused today to relax their heavy guard around the people - loving statesman. Castro himself was unwor- ried, and undeterred from his ebullient round of seeing sights and meeting people. Heavy Security Guard New York nolice already had thrown the heaviest secur ity guard ever around the BLM Timber Sales Show Rise This Year Sales of timber from Ore gon and California Revested Railroad grant lands are ahead of we record 956 fiscal year for the first three quarters of fiscal 1959, Virgil T. Heath, Portland, Oregon state supervisor for the bureau of land management, has an nounced. He said volume and value of green timber sales during the first three quarters were substantially ahead of the 1956 record year, but that price per thousand was still behind as it has been for the past year and a half. Sales so far this fiscal year have totaled 472,449,000 board feet valued at $14,521,997, compared to the first three quarters of fiscal year 1956 of 268,324,000 ' board feet valued at $10,329,636. Salvage timber sales in the current year have totalled 66,- 041,000 board feet valued at $1,762,262, compared to 139,- 644,000 board feet valued at $5,479,016, in the three quar ters of fiscal 1956. Heath said that in fiscal year 1956, O and C timber averaged $38.75 per thousand board feet during the first three quarters, and that in 1959 it has averaged S30.24 per thousand board feet. Portland-(DPD-H. D. (Eddie) Edlund has been named super visor of employment for the 100-day Oregon Centennial Exposition. . Unions From Picketing of the vilest practices going on in the country today. He said it violated the rights of workers and threatened to "put little businessmen com pletely out of business." Sen. John F. Kennedy CD Mass.) chief sponsor of the bill, said "There is no amend ment better fitted ... to end the expansion of the labor movement in this country." "I would be forced to vote 10 Cents No. 30 1 visiting Cuban leader. When they received a report Thurs day that bands of hired killers were on their way to the city to slay Castro, they had noth ing to add but vigilance. An estimated 30 plain clothes policemen wer e. on. guard with uniformed police through the night outside Castro's 17th-floor hotel suite. At least an equal number patrolled the lobby and hotel entrances. More than 500 police were detailed to a Central Park rally tonight for the biggest security headache - and the last scheduled appearance of Castro's New York visit. The report of the assassina tion attempt reached police, a spokesman said, from a source within Castro's party. The plotters were identified as five brothers named Scoleri from Philadelphia, all said to have criminal records, and a man identified as David Rosen, or Joe Stacher or Doc Harris, said to be an associate of racketeer Meyer Lansky, who has operated as a Cuban gambling impressario. Found at Work Philadelphia police reported each of the Scoleris "indus triously" at work in either Philadelphia or nearby Cam den, N. J. Rosen - Stacher - Harris was reported by police to have hotel interests in Las Vegas. Forest Closure Orders Effective Salem -UPD- Closure of for est operations when humidi ties reach 30 per cent in the Tillamook burn and the west ern slope of the Cascades from the Columbia river to the Douglas county line becomes effective at midnight tonight. State Forester Dwight ' L, Phipps said that the order ap plies to all operations within the forested areas where power driven equipment is used. Phipps said the closure is in accordance with a recently modified humidity regulation wherein the closure order would not be issued until field men recommended such ac tion on the basis of both hu midity and the moisture in the forest debris. agaipst the bill myself and ask that my name be stricken from it if this amendment were accepted," he said. The Senate rejected an ef fort by Sen. Sam. J. Ervin Jr. (D.N.C.) to tone down the amendment by allowing unions to picket in an effort to convince workers to join. Erwin's modification was de feated 67 to 25.
