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Newspaper Page TextJ MM (SSI a 0)iyiBrao I l?rtir Lake' C BY A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington -'Rep. Charles O. Porter is pressing foward once more with his idea for installing a chairlift in Crater Lake National Park. Despite heavy editorial criticism of the proposal. Con gressman Porter has come up with what he feels is an in dication of heavy popular sup port for the chairlift. Chairlift Favored In a questionable he sent to constituents of his, Porter asked: Provided it was con cealed by trees and thus en tailed no disfigurement of the scenery, and no tax funds were required, would you favor a chairlift from the rim to the surface of Crater Lake The tabulation of answers showed this result - 1,347 yes, 814 no, 393 no opinion. ' Porter next plans to have a model made which would A sound and color film of an aerial railway, of a type under consideration for possible use at Crater Lake National park, will be shown here publicly the evening of July 14. The film was provided by Congressman Charles O. Porter; who is seeking pub lic reaction to his proposal for an aerial tramway down . the inner slope of Crater lake. It was made in Swit zerland, and shows such a tramway in use. The publie is invited to attend at no charge. The snowing will oe at an p.m. Tuesday. , July 14, in the county courthouse audi torium. show where and how such a chairlift mieht operate with out sacrificing esthetic values His theory is that many visit ors to Oregon's only national park only view the famous lake from afar because they may feel unable to make the long climb down to the sur face and back up the slope.. ; The congressman has al ready had conversations with the manufacturer about his idea. He likens it to a device he saw in Disneyland in Calif ornia. Would Pay for Self He believes it -would pay for itself because visitors would willingly pay to ride It, rather than hike up and down to the lake. Boating on the lake would then increase, he presumes, and ' use of the park would be enhanced. ' His plans also include a poll of park visitors, taken by college students, to see what they think of the idea. ; If Porter takes .any polls at the National Park Service, the results are unlikely to be less than outright hostile. Park officials, and the private conservation organ izations who defend .and promote na . tional parks, usually raise quite a clamor against any such mechanical intrusions as chairlifts. Rainier Lift Lost Out A battle was fought over just such an issue some years ago concerning Mt. Rainier National Park. Tourist pro motion groups in Washington state pressed the idea when Douglas McKay was secretary of the Interior, even enlist ing Gov. Arthur B. Langlie's help. Garden clubs and park defenders throughout the Na tion rallied in defense of the pristine beauty of the snowy slopes of Rainier, and that was the end of the chairlift. A high park official, asked about Porter's idea, said: "We'd hate to see anything Ashland Sage, For 3rd Pony A third pony express run by the Ashland Sage Riders is scheduled to leave the Sis kiyou summit stockade at 8 ajn. Sunday, July 19. About 20 riders are expected to car ry the mail to the Josephine County line at Savage Rapids dam. ; The mail will be relayed there to riders who will carry it on its way to Portland. An auxiliary run from Jack sonville to Medford is plan ned, with the Jacksonville Riders carrying the mail. The Ashland Riders expect to make additional stops at Cen tral Point, Rogue River, and Oregon Gold Gulch on the Hidden Valley ranch north of Central Point. Stamps and envelopes for the pony express run may be n b n (? n hair hft- of that sort at Crater Lake." The park service officials are old veterans at fighting off what they deem to be in appropriate uses of the pop ular park system, but some times they lose out to the march of "progress." Some time ago Alfred Hitchcock, the movie produc er, asked permission to shoot some adventure scenes in Mt, Rushmore National Park for a thriller starring Cary Grant called, "North by Northwest. Park officials don't mind movie companies using the beautiful backdrops found in the parks, unless the purpose is considered out of place. Thumbs Down In this case, Cary Grant apparently is being chased, or is chasing some bad guy, all over the heroic features of Abe Lincoln and his fellow American presidents as they project from the face of Mt Rushmore. The Park Service turned thumbs down on such a proposal. So the movie shot some simple scenes of the park and, unbeknowns to park officials, returned to Hollywood and dubbed in the foot race across Foresi Service Reports Week End Crowds at 50,000 Fair weather caused fun- seekers to fill forests in this area to overflowing over the week end, according to fig ures given by personnel of the Rogue River National forest. An estimated 50,000 per sons visited campgrounds m the national forest over the Independence Day week end, making it the largest for crowds so far this year. Forest service officials said that "every campground was filled to capacity . and over flowing." - About 800 to 1,000 persons were in the Applegate area, McKee campground, and Ash land loop drive. No fires were reported and the current fire danger is re ported as moderate. The Jackson County mining town" of Oregon Gold Gulch near Tolo attracted about 200 adults Saturday and an equal number Sunday to initiate its opening. . The attraction that drew the most interest was the Gold Gulch mine, an exhibit that gave visitors an actual dem onstration of the way that gold is mined. Both hard rock and placer mining methods were shown' in addition to methods used in mining other Oregon minerals. Gold Gulch will remain open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Special at tractions are scheduled for the week ends. Contractor To Keep Highway 230 Open Highway 230, the Diamond Lake cut-off, will remain open at the present for two-way traffic", according to the state highway department officials today. The highway, which was closed by a slide June 25, was opened for the holiday week end and had previously expected to be closed today. The contractor at the slide area reported that machinery will continue working at the site and due to a light amount of traffic, the highway will be kept open. Riders Plan Express Run purchased at the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, the summit stockade, Centennial headquarters in Medford, the Ideal Drug store sub-station at the Gateway center, and in Central Point, Jacksonville, and Rogue River. The last run, on June 7, was clocked at 56.1 miles, in cluding side runs, and the riders covered the distance in 3 hours and 20 minutes. Mrs. Mike Jacoby, Sage Rider pres ident, said that they hope to make better time on this run because they expect less picture-taking. Mrs. Jacoby said that the last run "went over big" and the Centennial commission in Portland asked them to par ticipate in another one. The first pony express run was on May 1. Orator the noses, chins and brows of our most famous presidents. "We'll get thousands of letters of protest," said one official sadly, "and yet we were assured they weren't go ing through with it. Campaign Clinic For Volunteer Workers Planned A one-da campaign clinic for volunteer workers of the United Fund movement will be.held Friday, July 10, in the Jackson hotel from 9 a.m. until 4:30 pjn. The session will be one of three such clinics to be held in the state sponsored by the United Medford Crusade and the Oregon United Appeal. Lowell F. Turner, New York City, associate director of field service of the national office for the United Fund movement, will lead a discus sion on campaign organization principles. The clinic will also feature discussions on cam paign materials, picking the right workers, solicitor train ing, neighborhood campaigns, and publicity and public in formation. United Fund ex ecutives and volunteers- from cities of Oregon and Califor nia will also speak. No-Host Luncheon Raymond Reter, Medford, vice president of the Oregon United Appeal, will preside at a no-host luncheon which will be addressed by Dr. , Elmo Stevenson, president Southern Oregon college. The public is invited . to attend both the luncheon and the clinic meet ings. Harold B. Cook, executive secretary of the United Med ford Crusade, will welcome the group at the morning ses sion. Members of the panel which will discuss picking the right people, will be "Howard Wiley, .Ashland; Sam Mock and Dave Talbot, Grants Pass. Turner will moderate this dis cussion. Other speakers and panel members from the area in clude Mrs. ''Thelma' Tabor. Ashland, and Larry Horton, Medford, panel discussion on publicity and public informa tion; Mrs. Joan Reter, Med- f o r d, neighborhood c a m paigns, and Edward Branch- field, Medford, who will give the closing talk. Ditch Users to Meet With Court A number of the users of the Comstock ditch, which ex tends into the proposed park and recreation site on the Ap plegate, plan to appear before the county court tomorrow to seek assurance of their water rights. Jim Corson, spokesman for the group of ditch users, said the ditch has a definite status with the watermaster and is protected by state law. The ditch users are afraid with opening of the site, a mile above the McKee bridge, to extensive public recreation the diversion dam and the ditch will be damaged. Ditch users include Jim Corson, Frank Preston, Wil fred Pearson, Clarence Buck, Lester Wilkinson and Les Schneider. Chicago Greets Queen Elizabeth Chicago-ttJPD-Half a million spectators cheered Queen Eli zabeth today as her royal pro cession rolled through the shadows of skyscrapers in the nation's second largest city on her first visit to the Midwest. Crowds lining the streets shouted and clapped, match ing in lustiness and enthusi asm boisterous welcome in fireworks, sirens and cannon salutes which greeted the Queen when the royal yacht Britannia docked just off Chi cago's shady-lawned Lakeside Park. " Washington - (UP" - White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty has returned to work after an absence of two weeks because of surgery. New York - (UPD - Steel in dustry ancj union bargaining teams have resumed negotia tions after a holiday recess. 54th Year M 16 Pages Red Chinese Claimed Massing Jet Wafplanes Force Said Within Range of Formosa Taipei, Formosa - (UPD - The official military information service said today the Chinese Communists have concentrat ed 2,300 planes - about two thirds of the entire Red air force - along the East Coast within striking range of For mosa. The report came after four Nationalist Sabrejets shot down five Communist MIG-19s Sunday in a blazing dogfight over the offshore Matsu Isl ands. Twelve of the Red jets newest version of the MIG-15 - attacked in what could be the first phase of a new Red offensive. Mostly Jets The information service said 70 per cent of the threatening planes are jets. It said they were deployed in 47 coastal bases, none of them more than 850 miles from President Chiang Kai - Shek's fortress island, a flight of only an hour or so. Rear Adm. Liu Ho-Tu, de- f e n s e ministry spokesman, said the Communist MIGs fir ed first in an "entirely un provoked attack" on the Na tionalist patrol. He said one F-86 flew cover while the oth er three shot down five of the enemy planes. A sixth plane may have been destroyed by anti-aircraft fire as it was strafing the Matsus. No Nationalist Losses Liu said the Nationalists suf fered no loss in increasing the victory score over the MIGs to 36 in seven aerial . battles, Sunday's battle was the first Since last October. Ashland Fires Cause Damage Ashland-House fires Satur day night and Sunday morn ing 'caused considerable prop erty damage but no injuries, city firemen reported. The whines of a dog. in the burning house Sunday aroused fears that a child might have been trapped inside. But the dog eventually emerged un injured and these fears were allayed. Firemen identified the house involved, at 1655 Ash land st., as being a frame cot tage owned by the Robert Fulton family. It was de scribed as "pretty well gutted" by the blaze. No cause was given for the fire, which re portedly started on the back porch. Mrs. Fulton and her children were home at the time, firemen said. The Saturday night fire, possibly started by Fourth of July sparklers wielded by children, damaged an attic and roof over an apartment occupied by J. B. Buckeleu at 494 Fairview St., firemen reported. The property re portedly is owned by Charles Jessel. City and County Fly 48-Star Flags Today Don't ask what happened to Alaska. .Forty-eight star flags are flying over city and county buildings today, just as if there, wasn't a new sister state. The city hall and swim ming pool .are displaying flags with six rows of eight stars, as is the county court house. And things don't look too promising for Jackson coun ty's recognition of the big gest and coldest stale. The' courthouse just received two brand new flags and they both have - blush - 48 stars. It looks as if Medford could use a modern Betsy Ross. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly clondy through Tuesday. Low tonight 48. High Tuesday 80. Temp. Highest Yesterday 80 Lowest this Morning 52 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:51 P.m. Sunrise tomorrow Moonset today First Quarter 4:41 a.m. 8:06 p.m. -July 13 Mercury, always an elusive planet, may be seen low in the west shortly after sunset for the next few days. Tonight this planet is about 82 million miles from the Earth. EDFORD waffiir fates lit Ires; Oregon puts 7 'Victims i i . State Records One Drowning; Electrocution Two Persons Die In Sunday Crashes By United Press International At least 10 persons lost their lives in Oregon accidents during the Fourth of July week end. The big killer in Oregon, as in the rest of the nation, was traffic. Highway accidents claimed at least seven persons. One drowning was recorded, one electrocution, and a man was fatally crushed in a bridge accident in Portland. Car Hits Railing , , Latest traffic victims Sun day were Frank M. Rhine, 40, Salem, and , Theo Ellsworth Holmes, 19, Eugene. . Rhine was killed when his car struck a bridge railing at Jefferson Junction, south of Salem. Holmes lost his life east of Cottage Grove. He was killed in a motor cycle-automobile collision 14 miles east of Cottage Grove Sunday evening. Two other persons were injured, one critically. Holmes' passenger on the motorcycle, Patricia Denning, 19, San Francisco, was in critical condition in a Eugene hospital. Gary Starr, 3," Creswell, a passenger in the car, was taken to Cottage Grove hospital but his condi tion was not considered seri ous. Also in the car were his father, Paul; mother; Betty, and 6-month-old sister, Le- anne. . Other Deaths , Other traffic deaths were recorded Saturday. The dead included Lawrence R. Casey, 40, Lyons; Catherine Anne Heater, 5, Stayton, and her sister Barbara Jean, 8, all in the same accident; Gary San chez, 22, Oregon City, and 17- month-old . Leander Squiem- hen of Simnasho.. Gerald Moles, 30, Eugene, drowned Saturday, in Fern Ridge lake, and Charles Joe Hrudka, 35, Salem, was elec trocuted at Turner while log ging. Warren Pink Burton, 40, of Ft. Worth, Texas, was crushed to death Friday night in the lift span of the Steel bridge in Portland. Explosions Sear Belgian Tanker Cameron, La. (UPD White- hot explosions seared the Bel gian cargo-tanker Anvers to day as firefighters towed it aground and surrendered it to roaring flames. The tanker was beached three miles offshore here early today after its 37 crewmen, the captain's wife and the captain had been rescued, but they feared the burning hulk might drift free again and blunder into a nearby off shore oil drilling rig. At least six persons, two members of the' crew of the 9,600-ton Anvers,, two. Navy seamen and two Coast Guard firefighters, were injured. None was believed seriously hurt. Searing white explosions from magnesium bars stored in the No. 5 hold lighted the early morning sky and the hull of - the Anvers glowed red. Ashland City Crews Open Street Section Ashland-Ashland city crews last week undertook opening up a section of Windsor st. outside the city limits but re cently deeded to the city, ac cording to City Superinten dent E. C. Biegel. Biegel explained that the work would link two sections of the street already inside the city. An individual con tractor meanwhile was en gaged in leveling private land beside the street, he reported. MEDFORD, OREGON, - MONDAY, O'er the Land of the Free V And the Home of the Resident Colonial Subjects Gold Hill Man Hit By Car Today; Two Injured in Ashland Kenneth O. Thompson, 35, of route 1, box 181, Gold Hill, was in surgery at noon-today, according to officials at Rogue Valley hospital, following an accident near the S'tarlite Drive-in theater. According to state police, Thompson, an employee of Rogue River Paving company, had parked his dump truck on the west shoulder of the high way and started across the road. He, was struck by a sta tion wagon as he reached the inside lane of southbound traffic. Operator of the station wagon was Robert Verl Wal ker, 26, of 219 West Jackson st., police said. Hospital officials said that Thompson suffered fractures of both legs and described his condition as fair. He was tak en to the hospital by Medford Ambulance Service at about 10 a.m., shortly after the ac cident occurred. Ashland Accident Two men remained in Ash land General hospital today for injuries received Sunday morning in a head-on collision on Highway 99 at Faith ave. in Ashland. Their vehicle was struck by car operated by Lynn Ray mond Cherry, 19, of 333 North Holly st., Medford, according to Ashland police. Cherry was subsequently cited for failure to operate on the right side of the highway, police reported. Reported in fair condition at the hospital today was Burf Adams, 77, of 1 309 South Tolman Creek rd., Ashland, Russian Deputy Blames Truman San Francisco - (EH) - Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov said Sunday night former President Harry Truman was responsible for "spoiling good relations" between the United States and Russia. The Kremlin's No. 3 man did not elaborate. "Truman was responsible for spoiling good relations be tween our countries," Kozlov said. "Roosevelt was a great man and established very onnrJ relations. He had the greatest respect in our coun try." Kozlov could not be drawn into a more detailed state ment. Independence, Mo. - (UPD - Former President Harry S. Truman today said he had no comment to make on a state ment by Soviet Deputy Pre mier Frol Kozlov that Tru man was responsible for "spoiling good relations" be tween the United States and Russia. ' TRIBUNE JULY 6, 1959 who suffered fractures of the skull, nose and left leg as well as internal injuries in the smashup. Adams was a pas senger, according to the police account, in a car operated by Arneth Myers, 34, of 1131 South Tolman Creek rd. Ash land, who was reported in good condition at the hospital today. Myers reportedly suf fered a blow on the forehead, chest injuries and cuts on his left wrist and right leg. Accompanying Cherry, ac cording to the report, was De anha Jean Cherry, 16, of the same Medford address. He escaped injury and she suf fered , only superficial cuts, police said. Police reported that Cher ry, southbound on Highway 99, started to pass a third car waiting to make a left turn onto Faith and struck Myers' northbound car head-on. . Elmo Smith Named To Aeronautics Board Salem (UPD Gov. Mark Hatfield today appointed form er Gov. Elmo Smith, publisher and general manager of the Albany Democrat-Herald, to a five-year term on the five-man State Board of Aeronautics. He replaces J. R. Roberts of Redmond, whose term expired today. Centennial Attracts 50,741 on Week End Portland (UPD A total of 50,741 persons visited the Ore gon Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair here Saturday and Sunday., 1 That brought the total at tendance since the Exposition opened to 391,207, a figure de scribed as "satisfactory" by Exposition officials. Russia Says Two Dogs, Babbit Shot Into Space London-(UPD-Two dogs and a rabbit were fired into space by the Soviet Union and re turned to earth in "good" con dition, Radio Moscow said today. Single-Stage Rocket The broadcast said the space vehicle" carrying the animals was launched into the "upper layers of the atmos phere" by a single-stage geo physical .ballistic rocket of medium range July 2. The United States May 28 shot two small female mon keys-named Able and Baker to a height of 300 miles and Price 10 Cents No. 92 New Record Set For July Fourth Deaths in Nation '. Texas Leads States With 25 Fatalities By United Press International Traffic deaths and drown ings set new records for a two-day -Independence Day week end. A United Press Internation al count showed 2f2 deaths in traffic, 171 drownings and 52 from miscellaneous causes for an overall total of 495. None died from fireworks during the holiday period. The previous high for traf fic deaths during a two-day Fourth of July holiday was in 1953 when. 271 lost their lives. The previous high for drownings for a two-day holi day also was in 1953 when 121 drowned. The high for a three-day Independence Day holiday was 251 in 1955. Texas led the states in traffic- deaths with 25. Illinois and Virginia reported 16, New York 15 and Pennsyl vania 14. New York led in drownings with 16. Texas had 14 and Michigan 13. The National Safety Coun cil had estimated that 350 per sons, would die m auto acci dents between 6 p.m. local time Friday and midnight Sunday. It said the fact the toll fell short of its prediction was due to thoughtful driving and emergency police traffic measures. t The Safety Council said that although the traffic death toll exceeded that of the previous high for a two- day Fourth, travel since 1953 has increased sharply. It esti mated there were nine million more cars on the road than there were in 1953 and that they traveled 25 per cent more miles. Couple Detained for Radioactivity Check County Judge Earl Miller and Mrs. Miller were momen tarily detained Saturday morning during their 'official visit to Port Orford, Ore., the county judge reported today. The Medford couple was within a few yards of the spot where a barrel marked "AEC radioactive waste" was found early Saturday on the beach at Battle Rock state park near here. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had awakened early and were on the beach when the barrel was discovered. They were held by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard personnel until they could be checked for radioactivity. Judge Miller said the sand on which the traditional reenactment of the battle of Battle Rock was to take place was checked for radiation, also. Later that morning Judge Miller with Curry County Judge Guy Forsyth and Coos County Judge Jim Harrison, acted as Port Orford parade judges. All were attired in frock coats and top hats. recovered them alive after a 1,500-mile journey. Able died during an operation for the removal of an electrode from under its skin a few days later. Height Not Given The Moscow broadcast did not give the height to which the two dogs and rabbit were fired. It said "the launching took place normally." "The recovery system en sured the landing of the sec tion and container with the scientific instruments an J the test animals, which was sepa Army Backers Necessary To Retain Control President Denies Dictator Desire Jakarta, Indonesia - (UPD -The Indonesian cabinet re signed today, giving President Sukarno, and his army back ers full executive powers to run the country. He imme diately denied any intention to become a dictator. Observers believed the army, largest in Southeast Asia, would be the guiding force when Sukarno puts into operation his ."guided democ racy." This has been likened to the operations of a Pol itburo, but the army itself is the strongest anti-Communist force in Indonesia. . No Shouting Sukarno dissolved I n d o nesia's Parliament, discontin ued the provisional constitu tion and returned to the 1945 constitution under which he plans to set up his guided democracy soon, but it was no victory the President, could shout about. The army was clearly the biggest winner so far. Army commanders under the leader ship of Lt. Gen; Abdul Haris Nasution, the chief of staff, probably will decide within their own political differences what sort of guidance they will give Sukarno's guided democracy. Acted Under Pressure Sukarno was disgusted with developments in Indonesia but he acted under heavy army pressure in issuing the decrees, pressure in issuing the decrees. Nasution said the ban imposed on political activities in June will remain in effect. As a result of his decree Sukarno has become tremen dously dependent on the army to hold the opposition in check while at the same time pre venting the Communists from exploiting the split-between the Moslems and the National ist group. , About the only way the par ties can be held in check is by force, and most observers be lieved the army was willing to do that if necessary. Al ready the Communists were demanding representation in any new government and the Moslems were expected to de mand the same. Lakeview Girl - Gunshot Victim Lakeview (UPD A freak shooting accident took the ilfe of 11-year-old Sandra Char lotte King, Lakeview, Sunday at Abert lake, 50 miles north of here. Lake county sheriffs depu ties were trying to determine which one of three guns fired the fatal shot. Police said the girl was killed when struck with a .22 caliber bullet. Three persons in the jeep in which the girl was riding were carrying .22 caliber arms, two pistols and rifle. The girl and four others had been hunting rabbits from a jeep when the vehicle struck bump in the road which caused the jeep to stop abrupt ly. John Allen King, 12, brother of the victim, was thrown from the right front seat. Milton Watson, 30, was tossed from the rear seat. He was carrying a .22 pistol, and the boy a .22 rifle. The child's stepfather, Stonewall Jackson Burford, was tossed into a front seat. He was carrying a JZ2 caliber pistol, also. The vehicle was driven by the girl's mother, Mrs. Bur- ford. rated from the rocket," the broadcast said. "The condition of the ani mals after landing is good." Carried Apparatus The space vehicle carried apparatus for several relative ly common high-level scien tific experiments, such as study of the ionosphere, micro-meteorites, air current speeds and directions, temper atures and composition of the atmosphere. The experiment announced today apparently was not an attempt to place the animals into orbit in an earth satellite.