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To Russia Agreed
Paris-flJPD-The western- al
lies have agreed to take
"tough" stand at the begin
ning of the Geneva foreign
ministers' conference with the
Soviets next month, informed
diplomatic sources said today
The western foreign min
isters were said to have de
cided this at the first session
of their planned three-day
Paris strategy talks designed
to bring about a solid western
position of agreement before
meeting with the Russians in
the Swiss city.
At the same time, the
sources said, the West has
agreed on a three-point agenda
which it will propose to the
Soviet Union at the start of
the Geneva talks May 11
These include: German prob
lems, Berlin and European
security.
Shield of Secrecy
The diplomatic sources pro
vided the guidance on de
velopments at the morning
session after the foreign min
isters had decided to impose
a shield of secrecy around
their discussions here.
Secretary of State Christian
Herter met for two hours and
20 minutes at the Quai d'Orsay
with the British, French and
West German foreign minis
ters.
They met again for two
hours in the afternoon.
Their aim was to line up an
agreed western strategy in
preparation for the Geneva
meetings.
Would Refuse to Bow
The "tough" western line,
the sources explained, would
not exclude all concessions.
But it would mean that the
West would refuse to bow to
Soviet attempts to squeeze it
out of Berlin.
It also would mean that the
West would not lay all its
cards on the table at the out
set in Geneva.
In particular, the sources
said, the western allies will
take great care not to make
any proposals in the early
stages of the Geneva talks
with which the Russians later
could trip them up.
Meanwhile, the sources said,
the United States, Britain,
France and West Germany
still are far from full agree
ment on details of their Ge
neva strategy.
Advisory Board
Recommends Park
The proposed Oregon Dunes
National Seashore park in the
Florence area is one of the
eight new scenic areas recom
mended by the national park
advisory board to be added to
the National park system.
The announcement of the
board's recommendation was
made this week in Washing
ton. D.C.
The bill recommending in
corporating of the area in
Oregon into the national park
system was introduced by Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger. The
senator reported that he
hoped that legislation creating
the park would be enacted
during the 86th congress.
r Following the board's rec
ommendation Senator Neuber
ger expressed his pleasure of
the action, stating that the
board recognized the scenic
and recreational caliber of the
region. I
Consolidated
Represented
Frank Bash, chairman of
the Medford school board,
said today that recently con
solidated districts will be
reDresented in the adminis
tration of the Medford sys
tem by advisory committees.
He said there has been
some misunderstanding in
some of the former districts
that they would not be rep
resented at school board meet
ings. Bash said the advisory com
mittees, made up of one or
more members from the for
mer districts, will serve as a
liaison between the board and
7 3 Irons of the area they rep
resent, and in an advisory ca
pacity to the board.
The Medford board, he add
Judges Appear at
budget
M
Circuit Judges James Main
and Edward C. Kelly ap
peared , before the county
budget committee this morn
ing to testify on the county
juvenile department budget
needs.
Requested budget total for
the new fiscal year is $47,
345.90, an increase of $12,839
over the current year's budget
total of $34,506.
Much of the increase is for
salaries for a $31,048 total,
an increase of $5,784. A sec
ond boys' counselor has been
requested at a salary of $4,236
for the year. Salary increases
proposed follow the recom
mendations of the state civil
service survey, it was pointed
out.
The juvenile department
has also requested $5,000 for
placement of children in fos
ter homes, since welfare
budget allocations for this
have been curtailed and the
welfare department can re-
Reorganization
Board Suggests
Land Transfers
The Jackson county school
district reorganization com
mittee last night recommend
ed land transfers and dis
cussed scheduled reorganiza
tion public hearings in various
school districts.
Approved were transfers of
land from the Wards Creek
area from District 6C, under
which Gold Hill now comes,
into Rogue River; the transfer
of land between the Rogue
river and a mountain from
the Gold Hill area into Rogue
River district; and land at the
head of Foot's creek left fork
into the Rogue River district
from what is now the Med
ford district.
Each of the affected dis
tricts must now present peti
tions containing the names of
at least three property owners
to the county boundary board
which must give its approval
for the transfers.
Reason for the proposed
changes is to straighten out
school district boundaries,
Mekvold explained.
The committee also dis
cussed presentations and pro
cedures for public hearings on
reorganization for Eagle
Point, May 5; Butte Falls,
May 7; Rogue River, May 19;
and Evans Valley, May 21.
Other hearings have been
postponed pending the out
come of the Phoenix and Tal
ent consolidation election
May 20.
Van Sickle Named
To Committee
Medford City Councilman
Robert Van Sickle, Ward III,
has accepted an appointment
as the city's official represen
tative on the Make Medford
Beautiful committee, a city
hall spokesman reported to
day. Mayor John W. Snider, in
his letter to Van Sickle, re
portedly pointed out that he
himself is too involved in
Centennial activities to devote
sufficient time to the commit
tee's work.
Districts
for Board
ed, is taking steps to increase
the board to seven members
instead of the present five
members. The change is ex
pected to take place next
year.
The former districts also
will be represented at meet
ings of school officers and
administrators twice each
month, he said. Officers of
the Parent Teacher associa
tions and Parents' clubs of
the consolidated districts will
be invited to meet with and
be a part of the Medford PTA
council which meets monthly,
he said. ,
Districts which consolidat
ed are Griffin Creek, Jackson
ville, Ruch, Howard, Lone
Pin and Medford.
eeting
fuse such cases, Kay Crowell,
juvenile officer, said.
Air Condiloning Request
An estimated $4,400 is re
quested for air conditoning
for the entire juvenile deten
tion building, with individual
room or area controls. This
includes administrative wing,
day room and kitchen and
laundry and staff headquar
ters, it was explained.
Judge Kelly pointed out
that the second boys' counsel
or could better supervise pa
rolees from the state boys'
and girls' schools, conduct
counseling with parents, and
generally work to prevent
possible future juvenile prob
lems.
leases could also be pro
cessed faster, Kelly pointed
out. Lynri Newbry, Ashland
county budget committee
member, agreed with Judge
Kelly that prevention of van
dalism is a big item.
Kelly said that with the ad
dition of a boys' counselor
probably no more help would
be needed for the next three
or four years.
County commissioner Ches
ter Wendt, a budget commit
tee member, noted that the
expenses of the county juve
nile home are leveling off,
Kelly pointed -out that the
juvenile detention home has
already reduced the number
of cases having to be re
ferred to the state boys' and
girls schools.
County Schools Superin
tendent Alf B. Mekvold was
scheduled to appear later to
day on a request for the coun
ty to assist with the rural
school district budget. Also
scheduled for budget commit
tee consideration is the coun
ty weighmaster's budget and
general county expenses.
Petitions Planned
For New Crossing
The city of Medford plans
to file petitions with the Pub
lic Utilities commission today
or tomorrow for another rail
road grade crossing of the
Southern Pacific tracks.
The crossing will be an ex
tension of Barnett rd. which
now ends at South Riverside
ave. The Barnett rd. exten
sion is an addition to the ar
terial street program ap
proved by the voters in 1956
The road, if extended,
would join Melrose ave. at
South Holly st.
City Manager Robert Duff
reported that all appraisals
for the extension right-of-way
have been completed and ne
gotiations are expected to
start soon.
' Following filing of the. pe
titions with the PUC regard
ing the grade crossing, a pub
lic hearing will be held.
Duff reported today that
the city still expects to re
ceive plans for the Eighth st.
Bear Creek bridge May 4. .
He explained that the plans
Would be presented to the city
council for adoption at the
council meeting May 7 and
bids probably will be called
for May 9. If the schedule as
set up by the city is kept,
bids will be opened May 26
with the contract being
awarded as soon as possible
so construction may start im
mediately. Man Charged With
Obtaining Funds
The case of Guy Manning,
Grand hotel, Medford, who is
charged with unlawfully ob
taining public assistance, has
been continued until 3 p.m.,
Thursday, in district court.
Manning was arrested yes
terday by sheriffs deputies
and is being held in Jackson
county jail on $1,500 bail.
James Pullman, Jackson
county welfare administrator,
signed the complaint which
charged that Manning stated
falsely he had no other income
and has been receiving wel
fare assistance money al
though "gainfully employed."
According to officials, Man
ning has been employed at
the Greyhound Bus depot in
Medford and had been receiv
ing $1,700 in welfare funds
covering a IVi year period.
Ike Disappointed
By Senate-Passed
Labor Reform Bill
Hopes House Will
Strengthen Measure
Washington -(UPD- President
Eisenhower said .today he was
very much disappointed by
the Senate-passed labor re
form bill. He expressed hope
that the House would
strengthen it.
The President told a news
conference he felt the Senate
bill did not deal properly with
secondary boycotts, blackmail
picketing, and the assignment
to the individual states of jur
isdiction in purely local dis
putes where the National
Labor Relations Board has re
fused to move in.
Eisenhower said the Senate
version, approved 90-1 Satur
day, definitely needed to be
strengthened. He said he was
very hopeful that the House
would do this.
Other highlights of his first
news conference in a month:
Explains Herter Delay
-He rejected speculation
that he was reluctant to have
Christian A. Herter succeed
John Foster Dulles as secre
tary of state. His three-day de,
lay in appointing Herter after
Dulles' resignation was due
simply to the need for getting
and reading a new medical
report on Herter, then arrang
ing a time when the appoint
ment could be announced in a
dignified manner with Herter
present.
The President and Dulles
had agreed sometime earlier
that Herter was the man for
the job if Dulles had to re
sign. -He dismissed new criticism
of him by British Field Mar
shal Bernard Montgomery.
-If a summit conference is
held and Eisenhower finds it
impossible to attend for the
entire period, Vice President
Richard M. Nixon might pos
sibly sit in. But there is no
plan for this at present, and
Nixon and Eisenhower would
certainly not be at a summit
conference at the same. time.
Constitutional conditions
would prohibit this.
New Atom Smasher
-His scientific advisers have
informed him that the new
linear style atom-smasher to
be built with government
money at Stanford University
in California will be the most
extraordinary thing of its kind
yet attempted. When put into
operation about five years
from now, it will place the
United States far ahead of
Russia in this technique.
-tie sided with the Navy in
a controversy stirred up by
the suggestion of an Air Force
official that the Air Force
should have strategic control
of missiles fired from sub
marines. -The President firmly sup
ported the idea of long-range
American ' commitments for
economic aid to foreign coun
tries. He believed the Ameri
can people and government
must be willing to support an
annual increase in the loans
made to underdeveloped areas.
This is necessary to serve
America's own best interests
in the world.
'Little Richard'
Saved From Cave
Owasso, Okla. - (EPI) -Grimy
rescuers freed Little
Richard, the Owasso coon
dog, shortly before noon to
day and rushed him to a
veterinary hospital, where
the hound was reported "in
good shape."
After chipping a passage
way lo within inches of the
dog. volunteers set off a
small charge of dynamite,
dislodging a boulder in
Little Richard's path.
Then a man with a jack
hammer tore the boulder
loose.
Little Richard, on the
sixth day of his imprison
ment, calmly walked out of
the cave to the cheers of the
rescuers.
(See story on page 5)
WEATHER
FORECAST: Thickening cloudi
ness tonight and Thursday with
occasional showers late tonight
and Thursday. Low tonight 43.
High Thursday 68-70.
Temp'.
Highest Yesterday 66
Lowest this Morning 40
Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today, Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:08 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5:09 a.m.
Moonrise tomorrow .... 1:34 a.m.
Last Quarter Moon today
12:38 p.m.
PROMINENT STAR
Capella, low in northwest
9:59 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, rises 9:09 p.m.
Venus, sets 10:03 p.m.
Mars, sets 1 1:37 p.m.
Saturn, rises 12:06 a.m.
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Rebel Invaders
Determined To
Fight To Finish
Ultimatum To
Surrender Rejected
Panama City - (UPD - A Cu
ban army officer reported to
day' Panama's rebel invaders
had rejected a surrender ul
timatum, but that a few were
willing to call off the inva
sion if allowed to go free. He
called the current situation
a temporary truce.
Capt. Raul Torres, one of
two bearded Cuban revolu
tionary army officers who ne
gotiated with the invaders in
the captured coastal town of
Nombre de Dios (God's Name)
returned here shortly before
midnight to report the results
of his mission to Panamanian
officers.
Hhe told newsmen the in
vaders, mostly Cubans, were
trained fighters who were de
termined to carry the fight
to the finish.
"Under no conditions do
they want to surrender their
arms-no soldier does, he
said.
Mission Failure
Panamanian Minister of
Justice Jose D. Bazan said
Torres' mission was "consid
ered a failure by our govern
ment." He said the Cuban
captain would not return to
Nombre de Dios unless re
quested by the Organization
of American States investi
gating team, which was sched
uled to arrive here later to
day. '
Torres described the cur
rent situation as a temporary
truce, with most of the 80
members of the original in
vading party remaining in
Nombre de Dios. Twenty reb
els were reported pushing
across the San Bias Moun
tains in an apparent drive to
ward the capital.
In addition, reports that
sizeable rebel rainforcements
numbering about 30tt men
were converging on Panama
from Cuba persisted.
Loyalists Strengthened
The loyalist forces of Presi
dent Ernesto de la Guardia
Jr., strengthened by U.S.-sup-
plied arms and ammunition,
were moving to encircle the
rebel headquarters and to cut
off the 20-man spearhead mov
ing toward Panama City.
Torres, who brought one of
the insurgents with him, said
the rebels felt they were lib
erating Panama from a dic
tatorship. Cuban Premier Fidel Cas
tro, who was flying to Rio de
Janeiro today en route to
Buenos Aires for a meeting of
the Organization of Ameri
can States, told newsmen
aboard his plane that the
Panamanian invasion was "ir
responsible, inconceivable,"
and potentially dangerous to
his own revolution in Cuba.
Luce Appointment
Beef Erupts Again
Washington-flJPD-Mrs. Clare
Boothe Luce won a president
ial vote of confidence today,
but bitter Senate debate broke
out anew over her appoint
ment as ambassador to Bra
zil. For a time, the president's
news conference endorsement
of the embattled lady diplo
mat appeared to have cooled
off senatorial tempers.
But, a few hours later, the
Senate dispute erupted again.
At one point, Sen. Stephen
M. Young (D-Ohio) said the
whole dispute over the Luce
nomination brought to mind
a poem by William Watson,
titled "The Woman With The
Serpent's Tongue."
With the Senate listening
silently, Young read the
poem, which refers in part
to a woman with "poisoned
words that wildly fly . . . who
slights the worthiest in the
land, sneers at the just, con
demns the brave, and black
ened goodness in its grave."
-(See Story on Page 10) ' I
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1959
suniKa
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Ashland Firm Low
Bidder on Music
Facilities at MHS
Construction of a music and
classroom addition at Med
ford High school is expected
to start immediately, Frank
Bash, chairman of the school
board, said today.
The board accepted the bid
of Wiley and company, Ash
land, last night. Wiley's low
bid was $151,200, and was
one of five received. Other
bidders were Salter and
Klein, Rogue River, $152,
449; Ausland Construction
company, Grants Pass, $153,
737; Loren Ritchie, Medford,
$153,989; and H. Barnhart,
Medford, $163,818.
Bid Excused
Bash said the board ex
cused the bid submitted by
Salter and Klein because of
an error in computing it.
The music room addition
will utilize the space former
ly occupied by the machine
shop, which has moved into
the recently constructed in
dustrial arts building.
The construction work is
part of a two-year building
program in the Medford dis
trict approved by voters.
Bids also were opened last
night for laundry work and
fire extinguishers. They are
being studied by the board to
determine if they meet the
board's requirements.
To Open Polls
The board authorized dep
uty clerks at Griffin Creek,
Jacksonville, Howard, Lone
Pine and Ruch to open polls
Mrs. Gustison to
Be Installed
Mrs. Leigh Gustison, 54
Summit ave., will be installed
tonight as president of the
Oregon Congress of Parents
and Teachers in ceremonies
at the state convention in Cor
vallis.
Mrs. Gustison has been ac
tive in Medford and Jackson
county PTA groups as well as
in many local and state civic
organizations.
She succeeds Mrs. Russell
Case, Portland, president of
the state organization for the
past two years.
Medford was chosen as the
site for the 1960 convention.
More than 1,000 persons are
attending the convention this
year.
Among the speakers Tues
day was Mrs. Stephen (Eve
lyn) Nye, Medford, state rep
resentative, who represented
Gov. Mark O. Hatfield.
Keynote speaker for the
convention was Mrs. Rollin
Brown, Los Angeles, immed
iate past president of the Na
tional Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
Always Open'
for the May 4 election. Clerks
of those districts were depu
tized after the districts were
consolidated with Medford re
cently. At the May 4 election, one
director will be elected for
district 549C, and two direc
tors for the rural school
board. The rural school budg
et also will be voted on Mon
day. The school budget commit
tee last night reviewed the
proposed budget for the dis
trict, and scheduled addition
al studies of the budget.
Warsaw Nations
Line Behind Russia
Warsaw (UPD The Warsaw
Pact nations and Communist
China lined up behind Russia
today with a renewed de
mand that the Western Allies
quit West Berlin and a warn
ing that Western nuclear-missile
policies threaten the Ge
neva conference.
A communique published
today after two days of meet
ings here announced the Com
munist bloc had given its ex
pected approval to the propos
als Soviet Foreign Minister
Andrei Gromyko will take
with him to the Geneva East
West meeting May 11.
The Communist bloc re
peated Moscow warnings that
arming West Germany with
nuclear weapons and rockets
on the eve of the conference
hurt its chances of success and
threatened world peace.
Montgomery
Talks With
Moscow (UPD Britain's
Field Marshal Viscount Mont
gomery opened do-it-yourself
summit talks with Premier
Nikita Khrushchev today de
spite a campaign in the British
press for him to leave diplo
macy to diplomats.
Lord Montgomery, retired
deputy supreme commander
of NATO, met Khrushchev in
the Kremlin for a private sur
vey of cold war issues. Monty
had asked for the invitation
and got it despite criticism at
home.
Had Blessing
Before leaving Britain,
Montgomery conferred with
Prime Minister Harold Mac-
millan and apparently had his
blessings for the informal
talks he hopes will ease cold
war tensions.
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Interim Financing
Arranged for New
Manor Structure
Bids To Be Opened
At Office May 6
Interim financing for
Rogue Valley Manor, the $5Vi
million retirement home to
be built in Medford, has been
arranged, thus assuring im
mediate construction of the
manor, it was announced to
day.
M. N. Hogan, president of
the board of trustees of the
non - profit, church-affiliated
corporation, said the First
National Bank of Oregon has
entered into a loan agree
ment, covering financial
needs of the Manor during
the construction period.
The agreement was signed
at a recent meeting of the
Manor executive committee,
and bank officials, including
Elwpod Hedberg, Portland,
vice president; C. E. Zolling
er, bank attorney from Port
land, and Joe Moore, manag
er of the Medford branch of
the bank.
Opening Scheduled
Bids for construction of the
manor will be opened on May
6, Hogan said, and construc
tion will ' get under way -as
soon thereafter as possible'
Seventeen contracting
firms from all parts of the
Pacific Coast have requested
plans and specifications, and
most of them are expected to
enter bids, Hogan reported.
In additions, 9 firms have
plans and specifications for
the mechanical contracts, and
12 others have them for the
electrical contracts.
Architect John Maloney,
Seattle, has estimated the ov
erall bid total will be in ex
cess of $4V4 million. Another
estimated $750,000 will go
into furnishings, equipment,
and associated costs.
The bids will be opened at
2 p.m. May 6, at a meeting of
the Manor's board of trustees,
Contract award will be an
nounced as soon thereafter as
practicable.
Foreclosure Sale
Conducted Today
Seventeen of 27 pieces of
property acquired through tax
foreclosure were sold at pub
lic auction on the Jackson
county courthouse steps this
morning, according to Sher
iff Joe Walsh.
Largest bid price received
was $1,450 for property which
had a minimum price of $100,
Walsh said. Second highest
range was from $50 to $670.
The property was acquired
through tax foreclosure and
the county took title to it,
Walsh said.
Arrives for
Khrushchev
rived Thursday and was greet
ed by some of his old com
rades of World War II. Since
it was not a formal visit, no
formal talks with Khrushchev
were scheduled. But observers
expected his encounter with
Khrushchev to live up to both
men's reputations for frank,
outspoken opinions.
Leadership Criticized
Montgomery's fame for
speaking his mind was en
hanced Tuesday in the United
States and Britain with the
release of a filmed interview
that criticized American lead
ership and wartime conduct
and the present state of
NATO.
There was no indication he
would cover this ground with
Khrushchev. In any case, the
field marshal has warned in
Upper Chamber
Schedules Debate
Thursday, Friday
Proposal Includes
Vote on Sales Tax
Salem - (UPD The Senate to
day defeated an attempt to
kill a tax program which
would meet Oregon's propos
ed $311 million budget with
out a general income tax hike.
The upper chamber, prepar
ing for a full-scale debate on
its Tax Committee's program
Thursday or Friday, defeated
parliamentary tactics by Sen.
Monroe Sweetland (D-Milwau-kie)
to kill the proposal.
The Senate Tax Committee
Tuesday night completely re
vised the House-approved tax
program and substituted one
of its own which, among other
things, would call for a vote
of the people in 1960 on a
three per cent retail sales tax.
Lower Credits
The only change in the pres
ent tax structure proposed by
the Committee would be low
ering of the personal and de
pendency credits by $100.
The Senate committee
amended House bill 670, the
main House tax bill, to restore
existing personal income tax
features including federal in
come tax deductions, personal
deductions, split income pro
vision, optional standard de
ductions and existing rates.
The Committee also lower
ed exemptions and depen
dency credits from $600 t
$500 for a single individual;
from $1,200 to $1,000 for a
married couple filing a joint
return, and from $600 to $508
for each dependent.
Sales Tax Asked
Estimated additional rev
nue in the 1959-61 biennium is
$11.4 million.
The committee also amend
ed House bill 508, the cigar
ette three-cents-a-pack and to
bacco tax, to include a three
per cent general retail sale
tax. This would be referral
to the people for approval ift
the November, 1960, general
elections. If approved it woul$
go into effect on Jan. 1, 19SZ.
The Senate committer
amended House bill 670 fur
ther to provide that persoaal
exemptions on income taxes
would be increased from $500
to $1,500 for a single indi
vidual; from $1,000 to $3,000
for a married couple filing a
joint return, and from $500
to $600 for each dependent for
tax years beginning Dec. 31,
1960 contingent upon ap
proval and enactment of a
three per cent general sales
tax.
Vote Due Soon
Another amendment of the
same bill would provide that
any additional resources ia
excess of the 1961-63 general
fund requirement would be
used to increase basic school
support, not to exceed $14t
per census child. The basie
school support levy is norm
based on $105 per censuf
child.
Sen. Ward Cook (D-Pw
land), chairman of the eon
mittee, said he expected tin
Senate tax program woul
come to a vote on the Sena4
floor not later than Thursday.
Should the Senate approve
it and the House refuse to
cept amendments, then a con
ference committee would b
named to try to iron out the
differences.
Salem (UPD The Senate
has passed and sent to the
House a bill providing that all
turkeys offered for sale must
bear a label on which will ap
pear words and figures relat
ing to the grade of the bird.
advance he would not disclose
the substance of his conversa
tions. In the interview, Mont
gomery said Tuesday night
U. S. leadership was suspect
in Western Europe because it
is directed by "people who
are not awfully well."
Refers lo Dulles
He referred specifically to
former Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles' cancer, to
President Eisenhower's three
serious illnesses and to arth
ritis which cripples Christian
Herter, the new secretary of
state.
The broadcast, shown also
in Britain, brought an imme
diate demand from the British
press that he follow his own
advice about soldiers keeping
out of politics.