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REFUSE EFFUSION Medford residents
-have pitched into the citywide "clean-up"
: today with a vengeance, and cleaner-uppers
: reportedly are swamped with tree-trim-.
mings, grass clippings, cardboard boxes and
.at least one old refrigerator. Four city
trucks and two from City Sanitary service
manned by firemen were making their ap
DA Rules That All
Bids on Sheriff's
Cars Be Thrown Out
- All bids on five cars for the
Jackson county sheriffs de
partment should be thrown
out, according to recommen
dations from the district at
torney's office.
- Deputy District Attorney
Geftld Scannell said he would
make that recommendation to
the county court when he pre
sents his opinion this after
noon. According to state law,
all bids must be advertised
for at least one week, Scan
nell stated. The last publica
tion must be made at least
live days before the bids are
opened. The county court did
not do this, he pointed out.
The court has yet to study
the opinion and reach a deci
sion. '
BcporUd as Too Light
J - The question involved was
whether the court had to ac
cept the low bids of DeLeigh
Motors, Medford, at a total
price of $10,472.25 ftr five
: Studebaker Larks. Sheriff Joe
Walsh has insisted that the
Larks are too light for high
speed travel over rough coun
ty roads as required of depu
ties' cars. However, the cars
Boats to Patrol
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(Recreation Spots
A boat patrol at water rec
. reation spot3 in Jackson coun
ty will be operating over the
Fourth of July week end,
' Sheriff Joe Walsh said today.
He said such a patrol was
operating on Emigrant reser
voir and at Savage Rapids
Idam on the Rogue river last
week end and was well re
ceived by the public.
Two boats were on patrol,
jjperated by special deputies
"of the Rogue Aqua Ski club,
Jast week end. Probably the
same number of boats will be
patrolling this week end, the
sheriff said. Each boat has a
uniformed regular sheriffs
teputy assigned to it, he add
gd, and flies a special pennant.
No arrests will be made ex
cept for serious violations,
tWalsh said. Only verbal warn
ings were issued last week
end and those persons who
received them seemed to take
them well, he said. Boaters
and especially boat landing
operators, appreciated having
a patrol to watch over their
safety, the sheriff added.
Residents Complain
Of Equipment Noise
Construction crews on the
Rogue Valley Manor project
atop Barneburg hill last night
worked after hours without
permission from city hall, ac
cording to a report received
by Medford police. t
John Jay Gomer, 2456
Nieto way, reportedly called
Jhe police department about
10 p.m. Monday to report the
noise from excavation equip
Xhent at the manor site a block
Sway.
A city patrolman reported
aetting in touch half an hour
feter -with Heber Joel Mem
mott, 331 South Ivy st., iden
tified as the foreman on the
job. The patrolman - quoted
Memmott as saying his com
pany had a permit from the
city. to work after 7 p.m. since
it had to meet a deadline.
But City Manager Robert
A?Duff today denied that the
company had been granted
such permission. According to
city ordinance 3440, such
"construction worfe must halt
at 6 pjn. except with special
permission from the city
council.
'.. Washington (UPD -. Presi
dent Eisenhower will hold a
sews conference at 6 a.m.
pst) Wednesday.
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had apparently met bid speci
fications as issued to the pros
pective bidders."
County Judge ' Earl Miller
said yesterday that a clause
in all letters sent to prospec
tive bidders stated that the
county could accept or reject
all bids. However, the district
attorney's office was asked
for, a legal opinion to guide
the county court in its deci
sion. Variety of Cars
County Judge Miller said
Thursday he had hoped that
the county could purchase a
variety of cars in the low
priced range which could be
compared for costs and opera
tion during the next several
months. Judge Miller said
yesterday that he had spoken
for the county court and that
County Commissioner Ralph
James had agreed with his
Thursday statement.
However, yesterday the car
purchase issue reached an ex
plosive point when Miller and
County Commissioner Chester
Wendt saw a statement James
had issued to press and radio.
In the statement James denied
that he had agreed with the
county judge's statement
Thursday. He said the county
court must accept the bid of
DeLeigh Motors.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Walsh
said the car question must be
settled by tomorrow, July 1,
and the start of the new fiscal
year. Deputies who have been
using personal cars for their
work and are to use the five
promised county-owned cars
have either sold or made ar
rangements to sell their cars
by the first of July, Walsh
said. If a decision- is not reach
ed soon the deputies would be
without any cars, he added.
NEW SWITCHBOARD City Manager Robert Duff (right)
and Gilbert Gutjahr, administrative assistant, watch as Miss
Marie Johnson tries out the new. PBX switchboard at the
Medford city hall. Starting tomorrow morning all city hall
offices may.be reached by dialing SPring 3-7355. Fire alarm
and police numbers will not be affected by the switchboard,
Duff explained. Miss Johnson is one of two employees who
will operate the PBX system.
City Departments May Be
Reached At
Medford's city hall business
telephone numbers will be
consolidated under one num
ber, SPring 3-7355, at 8 ajn.
tomorrow, according to Pa
cific Telephone Manager J. H.
Creager.
The new city number will
enable the public to reach city
departments by dialing a sin
gle number, Creager ex
plained. Night answering features
are also provided by the new
dial telephone system which
the " telephone company has
installed. The after-hour calls
will be automatically switch
pointed rounds with all possible dispatch,
but observers agreed that chances for com
pleting the pickup routes today were slim
indeed. The refuse is being taken to City
Sanitary's dump near Jacksonville, where
it will be burned. Pickups will continue un
til visits have been made to all residences,
City Manager Robert A. Duff said at noon.
(Knackstedt photo)
Hospital Rates
To Increase
Here Tomorrow
The minimum ward rate in
the two Medford hospitals will
increase $1.25 per day tomor
row when wage increases go
into effect for both profes
sional and non-professional
hospital employees, hospital
officials reported today.
The minimum ward rate at
both Sacred Heart and Rogue
Valley hospitals will go to
$19.75.
Dr. Paul T. Rutter, owner
of Medford Osteopathic hos
pital, reported that they "are
endeavoring 'not to raise the
present minimum ward rate
of $16."
Sister Luke of Sacred Heart
and Charles Gustafson of
Rogue Valley hospitals, ad
ministrators, explained that
the raise is necessary due to
salary increases. They added
that approximately 75 per
cent of the hospitals' budgets
are for salaries. The increase
in cost of essential surgical
supplies arid equipment was
also given as a reason for the
rate boost. . .
Dr. Rutter explained that
the Osteopathic hospital would
be able to maintain their pres
ent rates at least until they
move into their new hospital
in Central Point. He added
that groundbreaking is expect
ed on the building approxi
mately Aug. 1.
- Similar ward rate increases
have been reported in other
parts of the state and Wash
ington. Assistant Secretary
Of Navy Confirmed
Washington-(UPD-The Senate
today confirmed the nomina
tion of James Henry Wakelin
Jr., of New Jersey, as Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy.
One Number
ed to an answering location.
When the new PBX goes
into operation, city officials
will be able to dial other city
offices direct.
Fire alarm and police num
bers will not change. After
the changeover, the fire
chiefs office number will be
come SPring 3-7355 during
the hours from 8 a.m. to 5
pjn., and after 5 p.m. he can
be reached by dialing SPring
3-6653. .
Operators serving the new"
PBX will be Mrs. Shirley
Thompson and " Miss Marie
Johnson.
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Pemnio
Appling, Hatfield
Praise Work of
Party Chairman
Autopsy Planned
To Determine Cause
Salem-(UPD-Dave Epps, chair
man of the Democratic State
Central Committee and an ac
tive party worker for 30
years, died suddenly here last
night. He was 52.
He had entered Salem Me
morial hospital for treatment
of a recurrence of ulcers. It
was believed he died of a
perforated ulcer, but an au
topsy was scheduled for to
day. Secretary of State Howell
Appling, a Republican, com
mented; "While we differed sharply
in political philosophy I re
spect the fact that he fought
hard, openly and unceasingly
for the things in which he
believed.
Strong Leader Lost
"His aspirations for govern
ment have lost a strong lead
er. His friends in both politi
cal parties have lost a most
personable companion. His
family has lost a devoted
father and husband. I extend
sincerest condolences to his
family and to his many
friends everywhere."
Gov. Mark Hatfield said:
"Dave. Epps gave of himself
unceasingly to the Democratic
party and . to good govern
ment as he saw it in the state
of Oregon.
"He served ably as state
chairman in time of victory
and he tried valiantly to bind
up his party's wounds in time
of anguish. Always cheerful
and enthusiastic he was an
optimist at heart and spread
good will for his party
throughout the state.
"His passing is that of an
adversary in the poltical arena
but also a personal friend and
in both capacities he had my
respect. His death leaves the
political scene with a vacancy
that should be regretted by
all Oregonians for he brought
to his job basic interest and
understanding."
Elected in 1958
The body of the political
leader and merchant was tak
en temporarily to Barrick
Clough Funeral, home here
where the autopsy was sched
uled. Epps, who owned furniture
stores in Sweet Home and
Lebanon, had been one of
Oregon's most active Demo
crats ever since he was 21.
He. was elected state central
committee chairman in Janu
ary, 1958, cto fill an unex
pired term, and was elected
to a full term six months
later.
He had said lie would be
a candidate for reelection
when his current term ended
in 1960.
Epps was born in Portland
July 8, 1907. He was gradu
ated from Franklin High
school and the University of
Oregon, where he starred in
baseball and basketball. Dur
ing the depression years of
the 193 0's, he was active in
the Oregon Commonwealth
Federation, a liberal political
group.
He served in the Army
from 1942 to 1945 and fought
in Italy, winning the bronze
star.
He is survived by his wid
ow, the former Nancy F.
Kaadt, and two daughters,
Mardi, 6, and Susie, 2.
Italy Prime Minister
Plans To Visit U.S.
Washington-(DPD-The White
House announced today Ital
ian Prime Minister Antonio
Segni will make an official
visit to the United States in
September.
Bloodhounds Used in
Hunt for Florence Man
Florence, Ore. -(DPD Blood
hounds were brought into the
search today for Elbert
Straight, 76, Florence resident
missing since Monday after
noon in a densely wooded
area in the Canary road dis
trict near the Oregon coast.
Year
MEDFORD,
Leader, Dies
Coming ESecfions
Bring ietaRflatflon
(By East Germans
Berlin -(UPD-The East Ger
man Communists resorted to
a brief slowdown of truck
traffic outbound from Berlin
today in apparent retaliation
for the West German govern
ment's decision to hold its
presidential elections here
Wednesday.
But the Reds made ho ma
jor attempt to blockade the
city, and even subdued their
propaganda this morning.
Move in Normal Fashion
After brief harassing moves
against the outbound traffic
in the middle of the night, the
Reds eased off. Truck convoys
and individual vehicles moved
across East Germany in
normal fashion as the day
wore on. 4
West German Chancellor
Girl Killed in
Hornbrook Crash,
Four Injured
Hornbrook, Calif. -(DPD -A
10-year-old girl was fatally
injured, and four other per
sons were critically hurt, in an
automobile accident near here
yesterday afternoon.
Linda Peters; 10, died about
7:30 p.m. yesterday in Siski
you General hospital. Martha
Farnsworth, 11, and Percilla
Peters, 16, are reported in
critical condition. '
Mrs. Lillian Peters, 30,
mother of Linda and aunt of
Percilla, and Mrs. Nola Farns
worth, 31, Hornbrook, rnoth
er of Martha, are both on the
"serious" list at the hospital.
Monday Night
State highway patrol offi
cers reported the accident oc
curred at 12:45 p.m. Monday,
on Ditch Creek rd. some 200
yards south of the intersec
tion with old Highway 99
where it enters Hornbrook
from the north.
Mrs. Peters was driving a j
pickup truck, which was tow
ing with a logging chain a
passenger vehicle, steered by
her brother-in-law, Andrew
Peters, reports indicated. Con
trol of the two vehicles was
lost by the drivers on the
down-grade "on Ditch Creek
rd. The passenger car "whip
lashed," and passed the pick
up. The three girls, riding in
the bed of the pickup, were
thrown out and down an em
bankment. The pickup was
thrown on top of them, and
the passenger car on top of
that. i
One investigating officer
said the scene was "the worst
I've ever seen," as the three
injured girls and two women
lay under and around the
wreckage. Peters was report
edly unhurt.
The injured were taken to
the hospital by the Hilt am
bulance and by passenger
cars. Martha and Percilla
were said suffering from
broken pelvises and legs, as
well as cuts and bruises.
Strauss Resigns
Commerce Post
Washington-IPD-The White
House today announced the
formal resignation of Secre
tary of Commerce Lewis L.
Strauss, effective at the end
of business today.
President Eisenhower ac
cepted the resignation "with
personal sadness" and the reso
lute conviction that charges
against Strauss during the
Senate battle over his con
firmation were "totally unjus
tified." Strauss, who had been serv
ing in the Cabinet under a
recess appointment since last
November, was 'rejected for
the post when the Senate re
fused to confirm his nomination.
ftLAXT
OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE
reoomi
K o n r a d Adenauer arrived
here this morning on one of
his rare visits and pledged
continued support for West
Berlin against its Red besieg
ers. Adenauer said he would re
main here only until Wednes
day evening, by which time
the Federal Assembly should
have elected a new West
German president. But he
said he would visit the city
again at the end of July to
confer with members of the
Senate whifh governs the city.
Ludwig Erhard, vice chan
cellor and economics minister,'
arrived at the same airfield
about the same time as Ade
nauer. Soviet newspapers and
broadcasts have called the de
cisions to hold the presiden
tial elections here a "hostile
act" and "provocative." East
Germans said the meeting
would be convening on. "for
eign territory" and that West
Berlin was part of East Ger
many. 1.038 Delegates
The presidential election is
carried out by 1,038 delegates
made up of all members of
the West German lower house
of parliament plus an equal
number of delegates elected
by the-11 state legislatures.
The assembly is convened
once every five years and
only to elect a president.
The presidential candidates
are Minister of Agriculture
Heinrich Luebke, member of
Adenauer's Christian Demo
cratic party; Socialist Carlo
Schmid, and Free Democrat
Max Becker.
Attempted Burglary
Reported at Agency
An attempted safe burglary
at Dick Knight's automobile
agency, 33 South Riverside
ave., was reported to Medford
police this morning.
Alvin George Buss, 1517
Whitman ave., a janitor, re
ported the crime at about
5:40 a.m. He said he noticed
a metal object on the floor
of the office, swept it into
his dust pan and discovered
it was the dial from the sufe.
The safe's spindle had been
battered, investigators noted,
but the safe had not been
opened.
Police said entry into the
office was apparently gained
through breaking a window
at the rear of the building.
The attempt was made some
time between 6 p.m. Monday
and Buss' discovery just be
fore he called police, accord
ing to the report.
Police reported nothing was
taken from the office although
several items of value were
in plain sight. Dick Knight
himself was quoted by inves
tigators as saying the safe
never contained more than
$300.
Investigation meanwhile was
reported c6ntinuing in last
week's unsolved burglaries
involving the Coca-Cola Bot
tling Co. safe and cash and
equipment at McCulloch Chain
Saw company.
Everett (DPD Kathleen
Friend, 4, died in a hospital
here today as a result of se
vere burns suffered Monday
when fireworks set her cloth
ing afire.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair tonight and
Wednesday. Low tonight 55.
High Wednesday 95.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 83
Lowest this Morning 50
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:53 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 4:38 a.m.
Moonrise tomorrow 1:47 a.m.
New Moon July 5
PROMINENT CONSTELLATION
Scorpio, in the south 10:28 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Saturn, low In south
east 8:37 p.m.
Jupiter, due south 8:59 p.m.
Venus, in the west at sunset,
sets 9:59 pjn.
Tribune
30, 1959
"We're Not Gonna Be Stampeded"
Temporary Increase
In Gasoline Taxes
Declared Possible
Washington -(DPD Some in-
Suential House Democrats
Iked cautiously today, about
the possibility that Congress
might grant for one year part
of the gasoline tax hike Presi
dent Eisenhower says is need
ed to save the interstate super
highway system.
These Democrats said pri
vately that Congress might be
willing to go that far if the
Eisenhower administra t i o n
agreed to resolve the highway
crisis permanently by tapping
regular treasury revenues for
road construction after July
1, 1960.
Republican sources Indicat
ed the administration was
likely to favor the compro
mise. But there was no assur
ance that House Democratic
leaders would go along with
the plan being discussed by
their lieutenants.
Under the compromise, gas
taxes would go up by Vz-cent
or one cent a gallon some time
this summer and would drop
back to the current 3 cents a
gallon on July 1, 1960.
Beginning July 1, 1960, the
revenues from certain highway-user
taxes, which now
go into the general treasury
fund, would be diverted into
the highway trust fund from
which construction of the su-
Fiscal Year Ends
For City Tonight
Medford city officials today
faced the close of the 1958-59
fiscal year at midnight with
equanimity. ' -
No last-minute city council
meetings for approval of
budget item transfers were
anticipated.
Bills paid up until Thurs
day night when the city coun
cil considers final approval of
the 1959-60 budget are to be
paid out of 1958-59 monies,
officials said.
Asked if the city was reach
ing the end of the current fis
cal year in the black, one of
ficial replied, "We always
are. We'd go to jail if we
weren't."
Radio Medford Files With
Construction
Radio Medford Inc., owner
and operator of radio station
KMED, filed yesterday for a
construction permit for tele
vision Channel 10, Ray John
son, KMED general manager,
reported today. The applica
tion was filed with the Fed
eral Communications commis
sion in Washington, D.C.
The corporation is the sec
ond group in the area to file
for a construction permit on
Channel 10. Last month TOT
Industries Inc.. a group of val
ley businessmen, submitted
its aDDlication. The FCC al
lotted Channel 10 to Medford
effective June 4.
ADDroval of. a permit is
determined by the FCC after
Dublic hearings which are
scheduled following a wait
ing period from the. date the
channel is allotted to the
area.
Price 10 Cents
No. 87
perhighway system is fi
nanced. Eisenhower has told Con
gress that the trust fund is
dwindling. He has warned
that work on the 41,000-mile
road network would practi
cally cease unless the fund
was replensihed by boosting
the gas tax VA cents, from 3
to 4Vi cents a gallon.
School Teacher
Killed by Tree
Dick Lawrence Merriman,
33-year-old school teacher and
minister from Jacksonville,
was killed instantly today in
a logging accident near Shale
City in the Dead Indian area.
Merriman was struck by a
tree felled by Ray Baker, a
close friend, when it was
blown from its line of fall by
a gust of wind. The felled tree
reportedly struck a smaller
tree and was deflected onto
Merriman, who was bucking
a log at the time.
The accident," which occur
red about 6:50 a.m., was re
ported to state police by El
mont George, Ashland logger
who employed the two men.
Merriman, of 401 East E st.,
Jacksonville, is survived by
his wife and two children. He
had taught social studies at
Jackson Elementary school in
Medford this past year, and
was to have started next fall
in the history department at
McLoughlin Junior High
school. He was also a minis
ter of the Village church in
Jacksonville, which held serv
ices at the historic Methodist
church building there.
A brother, Rodrick Merri
man, was killed May 12, 1954,
in a logging accident in the
same area.
Baker, of 417 Beatty st.,
Medford, is a student at
Southern Oregon college.
Both were experienced at
logging. According to Mrs.
Baker, they had discussed
quitting early because of the
gusty winds just before the
fatal accident occurred.
Permit for Channel 10
Actual construction can not
begin until the FCC grants the
permit.
Johnson explained that
KMED corporation has con
templated a television outlet
to be known as KMED-TV in
Medford since 1951. He added
that the stockholders of Radio
Medford feel that a second
television outlet in Medford
would more adequately serve
the communities of southern
Oregon and northern Cali
fornia. The local manager said that
once the group is granted a
construction permit it is the
plan of Radio Medford to go
on the air with KMED-TV as
a companion medium to
KMED radio as soon as the
equipment can be installed
and a test period run.'
Johnson said that the trans
mitter wiil be located on
16 Known Dead
As Craft Falls
In Housing Area
Okinawa Officials
Assist Homeless
Nana, Okinawa-(UPD-A flam
ing U.S. Air Force jet fighter
abandoned by its. pilot struck
an Okinawa schoolhouse to
day and exploded in the midst
of a crowded housing area,
killing and wounding scares
of persons.
The Air Force said 10 Oki
nawans were killed and 76
injured when the plane ex
ploded on impact and spewed
burning wreckage onto a row
of houses, destroying 30, of
them. Okinawa police said six
children also were killed,
raising the toll to 16 dead.
They said 100 were injured.
Four children, two with
skull fractures and two with
serious burns, were reported
among the injured.
Officials of this former
Japanese island set up tents
and other shelters near the re
sort city of Ishikawa, about
25 miles from the capital of
Naha, to shelter the homeless.
Police said 150 persons were
without homes.
Parachutes lo Safely
The pilot of the disabled
jet was Capt. John G. Schmitt,
Chalmers, Ind., who parachut
ed to safety.
An Air Force announce
ment said Schmitt's aircraft
developed engine trouble
shortly after takeoff on a
routine training mission. He
first attempted to return to
his base, Kadena airfield
near Naha, for an emergency
landing. ,
But Schmitt found the
plan difficult to control and
then realized it was on fire.
He directed the plane toward
an unpopulated area west of
Ishikawa when an explosion
occurred, filling his cockpit
with smoke and flames, the
Air Force said. He then eject
ed himself from the dam-
aged aircraft.
Political Repercussions
The plane struck the heavily
populated area, exploding
with such force many houses
went up in flames immedi
ately. Most of the victims were
burned so badly authorities
had difficulty identifying the
bodies.
The crash was expected to
have major political repercus
sions, and Lt. Gen. Robert W.
Burns, commander of the 5th
Air Force, flew here from
Tokyo to make a personal
investigation.
Socialist and other left-wing
groups in the Ryukyu Islands
and in Japan have campaign
ed to force withdrawal of the
U.S. Air Force on grounds fre
quent accidents endangered
the lives of Japanese and
Okinawans.
Brothers Drown
South of Astoria
Astoria (UPD Two teenage
brothers drowned last night
in Coffenbury lake south of
here. It was the 3rd and 4th
drownings in eight days for
Clatsop county.
John Murray Burlingame,
19, and Donald Burlingame,
16, were the victims. Both are
from Hobbs, N.M. The older
brother was stationed at the
U.S. naval base at Tongue
Point, just east of Astoria. His
brother had just arrived to
spend a vacation visit with
him.
Witnesses said John went to
the rescue of Donald when the
younger brother floundered in
the popular Coffenbury swim
ming area.
Donald apparently grabbed
his brother in panic and both
drowned.
FCC for
Blackwell hill where the
transmitting equipment for
the present television station
is located. He explained that
this makes unnecessary the in
stallation and adjustment of
additional receiving antenna
equipment by viewers who
are now receiving KBES-TV
programs.
"Studio facilities will be
from the present radio studios
on Ross lane.
Each applicant making ap
plication for a television chan
nel to the FCC must meet cer
tain qualifications. FCC hear
ings for channel allocation,
where more than one group
is involved, have been known
to continue for extended peri
ods of time. Officials estimate f
that without complications in
the FCC hearings, a minimum ;
time of a year would elapse
brfore actual broadcasting :
could begin locally,
t