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Newspaper Page Textn rui la Jlp JV nw7O I r f.: ti 11 President Signs Bill Authorizing Foreign Spending Congress Still To Appropriate Cash Washington DPD President . Eisenhower signed today bill authorizing $3,556,200,000 in foreign aid spending in the current fiscal year. The measure was $353,200,- 000 below the .President's original reauest. Congress still must appro priate the actual cash. The President also asked Congress to appropriate im mediately $500 million for operations of the overseas de velopment loan fund during the 1961 fiscal year starting next July 1. He previously had asked for $700 million for the present fiscal year. Spread Over Two Years The authorization bill pro vided for a $1,800,000,000 loan fund spread over both fiscal years. Pre'ss Secretary James C Hagerty said if all the money is made available this year the fund could "improve planning in the long-term use of its re-. sources and promote its ef forts to encourage more com prehensive measures of self help" by nations abroad. The President, in signing the authorization bill, issued a statement commenting on three "freedom of informa tion" amendments written into the measure by the Sen ate Foreign Relations Commit tee. The amendments provided that except in cases involving national security, information, documents and material re lated to foreign aid should be made available on request to Congress and the General Ac counting Office. Established Policy Eisenhower said the amend ments do not "alter the recog nized constitutional duty and power of , the executive" to withhold certain kinds of in formation and, were never so intended. "I am constrained to em phasize once again," he added, "that it is established policy of the executive branch to provide the Congress and the public with the fullest pos sible information consistent with the public interest. "This policy will continue to guide the executive branch in carrying out the mutual security program so that there may be a full understanding of the program and its vital importance to the national security. Rogue River to Present Award Rogue River - The "man of the year" for Rogue River will be named Monday night, July 27, at a banquet in the Rogue River school auditorium. Gov. Mark Hatfield is to make the presentation to the man -selected by the Man of the Year committee as the community's outstanding male citizen. Other officials expected at the banquet are members of the Jackson and Josephine county courts, State Repre sentative Mrs. Stephen G Nye and Mr. Nye, State Sen ator Edwin Durno. State Rep resentative Fay Bristol and Mrs. Bristol and State Senator Don Cameron and Mrs. Cam eron. Ticket chairman is Howard Norwood, Rogue River. Salem-(UPD-The State Board of Control has appointed Dr. Paul Davis as temporary su perintendent of the mid-Columbia home at The Dalles. Road Improvements in County Are Road improvements through out the county are keeping the 160 employees of the roads department busy dur ing the summer building sea son. County Engineer Paul B. Rynning has reported that two paving projects were completed this week and a number of other jobs are un ! derway. Finish Paring Crews have finished paving two miles of the Applegate rd. as far as Copper and 3V4 miles of Thompson creek rd. as far as the Josephine coun ty line. A third paving project on the summit of Meadows rd. is started, Rynning reported. Mat coats have been ap plied to Corey, Gibbon, Wil son and Upton rds., part of Madrona lane, and South Co Out Of This Nettle, Danger, We Pluck This Flower, Safety" Idea of Stadium in City Being A group of individuals in terested in construction of a multi-purpose stadium in Med ford met for the third time last night and decided to press their idea to comple tion It was pointed out that such a project would have a multitude of uses, including outdoor 4-H exhibitions, ro deos, traveling commercial shows, youth programs, pro fessional and amateur base ball and "just about anything where a crowd could be drawn." Considerable discussion cen tered around concrete, steel and wood construction. It was decided to seek a wooden con struction seating approxi mately 3,000 persons because of the economy of construc tion. It would be constructed at the site of the present fair grounds ballpark. J. M Flieshman, Portland, president of the Northwest professional baseball league with teams in Eugene, Salem, 'Mystery Lights' Said Afterburners The "mystery lights" sight ed by a number of Medford residents Tuesday night were caused by the afterburners of F-102 jet fighters, it was re ported today by local ' avia tion sources. Federal Aviation agency men at the Medford airport control tower said there was "heavy" air traffic that eve ning, with the new, fast-jet fighters on training missions from Kingsley Air .Force base in Klamath Falls. The new planes may also have been responsible for son ic "booms" heard here recen- ly, as they pass the sound bar rier while climbing over the valley en route from Klamath Falls to the sea. The planes are unofficially rated at speeds up to ' t times the speed of sound. Portland Water Use Sets Record Portland - (UPD - Portland used an all-time record amount of water for one day Wednesday with about 222 million gallons drawn from Bull Run reservoir. That top ped the old record by six mil lion gallons. Progressing lumbus ave. outside the city. On Madrona lane the de partment is constructing a double box culvert over Grif fin creek in preparation for extending the route to Arnold lane. Rebuild Bridge The county also will re build the concrete bridge over Biddle slough on Wilson rd. and is preparing to re place the wood approaches to the steel bridge over Little Butte creek on Agate rd. Another project getting un derway is grading of about two miles of Meadows rd. in preparation for paving next year. Eighty per cent of the grad ing of Rogue River drive be tween Rock Point and Rogue River has been completed. Crushed rock will be applied after grading, Pushed Lewiston, Yakima, Tri-Cities and Wenatchee, told the group that he was certain Medford could obtain a franchise in the league, provided an eighth team could be' obtained to round out the circuit and that the stadium is built Discusses Problems Frank Graham, president of the Eugene baseball club, told of some of the problems en countered with the stadium there and how they were sur mounted. "If towns like Wenatchee and Lewiston can maintain a stadium and support profes sional baseball, Medford should be a whiz," Graham told the group. Harry Chipman, president of the Rogue Valley semi-pro baseball league, said he had a letter from a baseball man in Texas who is interested in bringing a professional club to Medford in the Northwest league in 1960 if the stadium is built by that time. County Commissioner Ralph James said that it would be impossible for the county to build the stadium in time for use in 1960 because of pre vious ' budget commitments. To Outline Plans It was decided that a com mittee would call on the coun ty court to outline the plans and to determine the amount of participation which could be expected from the county. It also was suggested that joint participation in the pro ject between the county and city be studied. William Seibert, architect, volunteered to prepare sketch es and to obtain an estimate on construction costs for sub mission to the court '"-when the committee calls on that group. Methods of financing the construction to enable use by the spring of . 1960 was dis cussed but no solution was reached. Others attending the meet ing were Dean Benson, Herb Partridge, Jimmy Zack, Glenn Linn and Gene Garner, rep resenting the city parks and recreation commission; Dick Jewett, sports editor of the Mail Tribune, and Gordon Stephen of the Medford 20-30 club. Neuberger Offers John Day Dam Bill Washington-OJPD-Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) in troduced a bill Thursday to limit the use of power from John Day dam to Oregon and Washington customers. The big 'Columbia river dam, when completed, will generate 1,100,000 kilowatts. Neuberger proposed the "pow er be divided evenly. The action was taken, Neu berger said, because of de velopments in hearing on his Bonneville Power Corpora tion bill. Dr. William A. Pearl, BPA chief, said he believed such a plan would be bene ficial to the states. Replica of Boat To Be Launched Sunday Tillamook-flJPD-The launch ing of the Morning Star II, a replica of the first ship regis tered in Oregon, will take place Sunday afternoon here. Olympia, Wash. -(UPD- Gov. Albert D. Rosellini extended condolences today to the wid ow of Douglas McKay, former interior secretary, who died Wednesday. 54th Year Medford 22 Pages Legionnaires Hear Governor Praise Douglas McKay Community Effort Needed for Survival Salem-(UPB-Gov. Mark Hat field paid tribute to Douglas McKay in brief remarks to the American Legion's Oregon Convention today. He said McKay was willing to fight hard for what he thought was right. Col. Younger Pitts', com mander of Portland Air Force base, told the Legionnaires and auxiliary members gath ered for the memorial session that the problems we face to-day are not solved by the mili tary alone. Community Effort "It takes community ef fort," he said, "and we look to such patriotic organizations as the American Legion . for support in our struggle for survival." Brig. Gen. Alfred E. Hintz, newly appointed adjutant general, thanked the Legion for supporting the needs of the National Guard. The Le gion meets here until Satur day. - More than 950 Legionnaires and auxiliary members were registered here for the con vention. 1500 People in Parade The Legion staged a parade Thursday evening with 1,500 people participating, includ ing the National Guard and eight bands. A chicken bar becue followed. State Commander George 0. Nelson, Portland, presided at today's opening meeting. H. C. Saalfeld, director -of the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs, said over $42 million in veterans' farm and home loans made in the fiscal year just ended broke all records. He said the pro gram is self-sustaining. Saal feld indicated the department probably would be out of available loan funds by Jan. 1, 1960. Governor Hatfield Sets Medford Visit Gov. Mark O. Hatfield will be the guest of the Jackson County Republican Central committee at a luncheon Tues day at the Jackson hotel. The public is invited to at tend the noon luncheon and reservations are not neces sary, it was reported. It is believed that Mrs. Hat field will accompany Govern or Hatfield. While in the valley, the Hatfields will attend the opening festivities of the Ore gon Shakespearean Festival, Ashland, Tuesday evening. Monday evening he will make the presentation for the "man of the year" of Rogue River at a banquet there. Tax Bill Petition Hearing Completion Salem- (UPD -The elections division of the secretary of state's office said today it had heard that the petition to re ferlthe 1959 state income tax bill to the people had passed the three-quarters mark in sig natures needed.' William F. Gwinn, Albany, president of the Citizens Com mittee for Economy and Equitable Taxation, said he thought a complete petition would be in the elections di vision office by Aug. 3. Deadline for the initiative is Aug. 4. If the petition is successful, Oregon's main income tax bill would be referred to the peo ple for a vote in the Novem ber, 1960, election. WEATHER FORECAST Fair through Sat urday. Low tonight 55. High to morrow 95-98. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 98 Lowest This Morning 54 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:40 pjn. Sunrise tomorrow 4:56 a.m. Moonrise tonight 10:15 p.m. Last Quarter 1 July 27 Jupiter will be in the southwest it moonrise tonight and the Big Dipper will be a little lower in the northwest. The brighest star between them is Arcturus in the constellation, Bootes.. MEDFORD, IFSreSD,iiyQiftDni Record High Fire Danger Noted in Forest Thursday Conditions Not As Extreme Today A record high for fire danger in the Rogue River na tional forest was reported Thursday, Howard Hopkins, U. S. forest service official, said today. . Due to the drop in the wind velocity today fire conditions will not be as extreme today. District average was a Class 8 day, Hopkins said, the first time such a high average has been reached. Forest service ratings of fire danger are on a 10-point scale with a Class 10 day in the explosive fire danger category. Squaw Peak Conditions At the Squaw Peak lookout, north of Squaw lake, a Class 10 day was reported. Hopkins explained that the increased wind velocity Thursday ac counted for the extreme high fire danger recordings. Butte . Falls ranger station reported a Class 8 day earlier this week. They had reported one in 1955. Applegate ranger station, according to records since 1941, and the Ashland ranger station, since 1947, had neither previously recorded Class 8 days. Hopkins added that a trace of rain Thursday in the north end of the forest dropped fire danger at Union Creek ranger station to a Class 4 day and Butte Falls to Class 5. Extreme Conditions The extreme conditions yes terday were evidenced in a 150-acre forest fire near Shady Cove which was started from the garbage dump there. The state department of forestry had men at the fire when it was only IY2 acres in size, it was reported, and due to explosive conditions in the forest it spotted 3A mile ahead of the main blaze. The Shady Cove fire was one of six reported to state forestry officials yesterday. An eight-acre blaze was re ported in Sams Valley, an other acre fire, started by campers, was reported at Sis kiyou summit, while in Jose phine county a 60-acre fire was reported southeast of Grants Pass. Two other small ones were reported near Grants Pass. All fires were reported un der control by forestry crews this morning. The U. S. forest service reported no fires Thursday. Hatfield To Speak At Guard Meeting Salem-OJPD-Gov. Mark Hat field will speak at La Grande tonight at a ceremony honor ing Oregon National Guard Company "E" which has re ceived superior ratings. . Earlier today, the governor flew to Pendleton for Indian encampment ceremonies and an inspection of the Eastern Oregon State hospital. At 5:30 p.m. he was scheduled to fly to La Grande for the National Guard ceremonies at the La Grande Armory. Also on hand will be Ore gon Adjutant General Alfred E. Hintz. He and the governor will return to Salem tonight for the funeral Saturday of Douglas McKay. Permit Issued for Center Buildings A building permit for a $192,000 structure at the Med ford Shopping Center was is sued Thursday by the city building department. The structure will be an addition to a $95,000 building at the center which will house the Pay Less Drug store, La Pointe's Dress shop, Gallen kamp Shoe store, Columbia Optical, a restaurant, beauty shop, barber shop and two other small shops, it was re ported. Washington (DPD President and Mrs. Eisenhower drove to their Gettysburg, Pa., farm today to spend the week end. yr II II I I I ' OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY Assessed Value .Increase Med Dm Jackson ."Co. Jackson county's assessed value of land, buildings, per sonal property and utilities is up $607,736.04 for the 1959 60 tax year, County Assessor Ray Schumacher told the county court today. "This increase, while rela tively small, shows a large gain in true , cash value for land, buildings and personal property," he said. Reason for the increase is a large gain in new construc tion and more reappraisal of property, Schumacher added. Net gain in true cash value (what the property would sell for) is $41,011,996.13 for the new fiscal year. Net gain in assessed value is $607,736.04. True Cash Value True cash value of personal property for the new fiscal year is $56,471,200 compared to $52,568,357.14 in 1959-59. True cash value for real prop erty for 1959-60 is $245,968, 440.00 compared to the previ ous year's total of $210,669, 535.71. True cash value of utilities for the new fiscal year is $37, 858,922.50 compared to $36, 048,673.52. Total true cash value" " for 1959-60 is $340, 298,562.50 compared to the Ex-Manager Gets 3!-year Sentence Roy Lee Martin, 32-year-old manager of the Crane company here, was sentenced to 3V4 years in the Oregon State penitentiary today by Circuit Judge James M. Main. At the suggestion of Dis trict Attorney Thomas J. Reeder and a representative of the Crane company, Judge Main had given Martin a sus pended sentence of 3Vt years cn the grand larceny charge. Martin had pleaded guilty June 16. - The suspended sentence was given on condition that Martin make restitution of $3,291.85 for plumbing fix tures he had taken. However Martin asked to be sentenced to the state penitentiary. H. Dewey Wilson, Medford attorney, was appointed coun selor for John Lewis Cox, 41, of Crater Hotel, when Cox was arraigned this morning on charges of robbery by force and violence while not being armed with a dangerous weapon. Sidney Ainsworth, Medford attorney, was ap pointed counselor for Joseph George Mattey, 54, of 1234 Court st., who was arraigned on the similar charges. They are charged with robbing En ine John Hayfield, box 592, Jenny Creek, according to records. Fire Claims Two Lives at Pendleton Pendleton-flJPD-A fire Thurs day afternoon in a two-story dwelling here claimed the lives of two tenants. Victims were identified as Edgar Gibbs, 55, who was blind, and 73-year-old Bess Rammage, an invalid. Authorities said the fire ap parently started when a ciga rette being smoked by an elderly woman tenant ignited a chair. The rescuers were unable to get Miss Rammage down the stairs. Gibbs' door was locked and he apparently died of suffocation. -The fire was put out about an hour after it started. The blaze destroyed the house." Salem -flJPD- Public Utility Commissioner Jonel C. Hill has dismissed the application of William John Dinneen, Far west Livestock Dispatch, Port land, for a motor common car rier permit. Tribune 24, 1959 previous year's total of $299, 286,566.37. Total assessed value ' for 1959-60 is $86,210,4C8.30 com pared to $85,602,672.26 for the 1958-59 fiscal year. This includes $61,492,110 for real property compared to $58, 987,470.00 for the previous year, $14,117,800 for person al property compared to $14, 719,140.00, $10,600,498.30 for utilities compared to $11, 896,062.26 for the previous year. Chamber Program Exceeds Goal in Membership Drive Campaign workers and of ficials in the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce "Keep Pace With Tomorrow" pro gram have enlisted 147 new members and raised $41,665, it was announced yesterday at the final progress report and victory luncheon of the business groups division. " The money raised is more than $3,000 in excess of the minimum goal set by the chamber last June 18, and exceeds also the "community challenge" goal of $40,000. The luncheon yesterday brought to a successful4 con clusion the five-week cam paign, which as chamber of ficials explained, had a three fold purpose: Working Budget 1. To establish a working budget for the chamber com mensurate with the size and growth of the community. 2. To increase the active membership in the chamber. 3. To enable the chamber to represent more fully the local area by expanding its scope of work and by incorporating ideas presented by area citi zens. It is expected that after iollow-up calls are made to people not yet contacted, the total amount raised will be about $43,000. Hugh Coleman, chamber president, said at yesterday's luncheon that the money raised presents a challenge to the chamber board of direct ors. He said that the new members, and the members who have increased their sub scriptions, deserve a "dollar value" for the money they have subscribed. He called upon all chamber members for their support. Youth's Body Found In Ontario Ruins - Ontario, Ore.-flJPD-The body of a teenage youth, tentative ly identified as Victor An thony, 19, Ontario, was found in the ruins of a two-room shack which burned north of here early today. The fire started about mid night and firemen discovered the body about 1 a.m. State police said they want ed to question a man they de scribed as about 52 years old in connection with the inci dent. Coroner George Beech ler said an autopsy would be performed. Experimental Rocket Takes Final Checkout . Edwards AFB, Calif.- (UPD -America's manned space craft, the experimental rocket ship X15, was taken aloft by a B52 jet bomber today in the final checkout before its first flight under its own power. Portland- (UPD -Sen. Hubert Humphrey, whose candidacy for the Democratic nomina tion for president was an nounced recently, plans a visit to Oregon the first week of October. Price 10 Cents No. 108 Blaze Southeast Of Bend Checked By Forest Crews Rain Overnight In Eastern Oregon By United Press International Slightly improved weather conditions todav helDed fire fighters in their battle to knock out forest and range land blazes in Oregon. A blaze which burned over an estimated 30,000 acres southeast of Bend was checked, accordine to Clar ence Eddington, regional fire dispatcher for the U. S. Forest Service. More Line to Be Built There still were a couple of miles of fire line to be built but Eddington said no further trouble was expected unless winds fanned up the blaze. However, planes carry ing a borate solution and smoke jumpers were being held in readiness. Eastern Oreeon eot some rain overnight. Burns had 18 of an inch, Bend .12 and Red mond .19. Another blaze which cov ered 1,000 acres in the Honey creek area of the Fremont Na tional Forest was in the mop up stage, Eddington said. Fire Near Grants Pass A 50-acre fire about a mile south of the Grants Pass city limits was under control early today. Lightning storms occurred m southern Oregon Thursday night but no new fires were reported. Temperatures were a little cooler Thursday with Baker high at 99, Medford 98, Pen dleton 95, Burns 88, Klamath Falls 87, The Dalles 83, Salem 82, Portland 77, North ,Bend 64 and Newport 62. Reorganization Group Sets Meeting The Jackson county school district reorganization com mittee will discuss recent re organization hearings at a meeting Tuesday night in the Jackson county courthouse, according to Keith Hocker smith, committee chairman. The committee will evalu ate the results of the hearings and forward its recommenda tions for a county reorganiza tion plan to the state, Hocker smith said. The state depart ment of education will then consider the plan and hold its own hearings in each of the communities affected. The hearing in Ashland last night on reorganization of Pinehurst with Ashland was a quiet one, Hockersmith reported. Five members of the reorganization committee were present and only six peo ple from the Ashland school district. Ashland is remain ing neutral regarding the proposal, Hockersmith said. Little opinion was expressed by the people attending the meeting. United To Conduct Training Program ' Seattle -UPD- United Air Lines is investing more than $10 million in training flight and ground personnel for jet transport operation, W. A. Patterson, UAL president, said today. Better Water Board Reviews Policies at Grants Pass Salem-(UPD-The State Water Resources board held a hear ing in Grants Pass Thursday to review its broad policy for use of waters of the Rogue river. Don Lane, executive secre tary of the Board, said the water use program received general approval. Only two statements were presented-one from the State Game Commission and one from D. H. Barker, president of the Preserve the Rogue Association. Diplomatic Niceties Dropped In Sharp Exchange Informal Debate Marked by Threats Moscow-(UPD-Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Prem ier Nikita Khrushchev clash ed headon today in a heated informal debate climaxed by Khrushchev's charge that Nixon was trying to threaten him. "We will answer your threats with threats," Khrush chev stormed in an exchange watched by a crowd of startled spectators as the two men toured the American Ex hibition here. They pulled no punches in a sharp-toned exchange that did away completely with dip lomatic niceties. Their topics ranged from U. S. military bases to "captive nations" and the relative superiority of U. S. and Russian nuclear ar senals. Nuclear Weapons Argument In one of the more bitter exchanges, Khrushchev warn ed that "we have means at our disposal which can have very bad consequences"-an apparent reference to Rus sia's nuclear weapons. fWe have, too," Nixon re torted. ' "But ours are better," Khrushchev shot back bellig erently. The off-the-cuff exchange weakened hopes that the two men might come to an under standing which would solve the deadlock at Geneva. "It would be a treat mis take and a great blow to peace if that (Geneva) conference -u would be allowed to fail," Nixon said. Challenge To Face Later, under more formal circumstances, Nixon chal lenged Khrushchev to his face to join the United States in a search for peace "not by ul timatum but by negotiation." """""No nation in"theworTcT today is strong enough to is sue an ultimatum to another without running the risk of self-destruction . . ." Nixon said in a speech formally opening the U. S. Exhibition. "The nation which starts a war today will destroy itself." The vice president told an au dience including Khrushchev that the "great and basic dif ferences" dividing the United States and the Soviet Union must be "discussed and set tled at the conference table and not on the battlefield." Nixon snoke at the exhi bition site in Sokolny Park a few hours after his informal debate with Khrushchev. Emphasizes Desire Khrushchev said Russia feels that way, too - but a few moments later he was em phasizing Russia's desire for a peace treaty with Germany, an issue outstanding among those on which East and West have been unable to agree. Nixon spoke in English and Khrushchev in Russian. Their remarks were passed back and forth through interpre ters. As the official party left the model house at the exhi bition, scene of the informal exchanee. ' Nixon stopped to shake the hands of two Rus sian workmen. Exchange Accusations Pointing to the two Rus sians, Khrushchev said: "Those are our men. Do we have to fear anybody with these men?" Nixon Dointed to some Americans who had been working on the exhibition site and tossed Khrushchev s words back at him. "Do we have to fear anyone with these men?" iMixon asK- ed, pointing at the Ameri cans. The debate was marked by accusations about the origins of the cold war and responsi bility .for the tense interna tional situation. The State Fish Commission sent a letter to the Water Board thanking members for their i terest in fish life on the Rogue. The Rogut, is the third ma jor river for which the Water Board has set up policies. The other two are the McKenzie and Umpqua rivers. The Board is now working on the Grand Ronde and the Deschutes, with upper Wil lamette, John Day and North Coast Basin studies in the planning stage.