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Tribune
16 Pages
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1959
No. Ill
Curriculum Plans
To Be Heard Later
Ashland-The state board of
higher education today agreed
to devote an extra day at its
September meeting to hearing
long-range curriculum plans
for the various state institu
tions. This move was recommend
ed by the board's curriculum
committee at its meeting Mon
day. It followed a request
from Oregon State college
that it be permitted to estab
lish a degree program in the
humanities and social sci
ences. The committee decided, and
the board as a whole approv
ed in its wind-up session to
day, that plans for other state
higher education institutions
should be considered as well.
Accordingly, -institution rep-
Council-Approved
Ordinance Vetoed
By Medford Mayor
Medford Mayor John W..
Snider Monday vetoed the
council - approved city ordi
nance prohibiting uninvited
telephone solicitations
The city council passed the
ordinance at its July 16 meet
ing, with Councilmen Donald
Hansen, Ward II, and Robert
Van Sickle, Ward III, casting
dissenting votes
The council can over-ride
the mayor's veto by a two
thirds majority vote at a fu
ture council meeting.
Mayor Snider, in a state
ment to the city recorder's of
fice, gave several reasons for
his veto.
He reported that several
interested persons, unaware of
impending action July 16, had
not been present to express
their views. The veto, he ex
plained, would allow them to
be heard should the council
seek to over-ride it at a subse
quent meeting. -Constitutionality
Questioned
"Serious considerations of
constitutionality have . been
raised with regard to the ordi
nance," he added, "consider
ing the interstate commerce
nature of the telephone and
its widely spread use as a
commercial tool."
Furthermore, Mayor Sni
der stated, "uniform enforce
ment of the ordinance would
be difficult considering the
nature of the telephone."
The council ordinance was
asked by some councilmen in
response to complaints against
"nuisance" advertising" by
telephone, considered in some
quarters an invasion of pri
vacy. N
Man Enters Plea of
Innocent to
Charge
Neal Patrick Chatterton,
29, of 659 Oak st., Ashland,
was arraigned in district
court Monday on charges of
concealing stolen property
and possession of a slot ma
chine. He pleaded innocent to the
slot machine charge and
jludge Roy Bashaw set trial
for Sept. 8.
Preliminary hearing on the
other charge was set for Aug.
3. The stolen property charge
is based on the finding by
state police of a heavy duty
sander in the defendant's ga
rage. Bail was set at a total
$1,605 for both charges.
resentatives and Chancellor
John R.. Richards are to pre
sent these plans in Portland
m September.
No Money Appropriated
Chancellor Richards Mon
day reminded the curriculum
committee that although the
1959 legislature called for es
tablishing a school of social
work by Sept. 1, 1961, no
money for this project was ap
propriated. He stated that
some persons interested in
seeing this school a - reality
were under the mistaken im
pression that steps should be
taken to set up an administra
tion for it and make other
arrangements.
Richards stated that since
funds were not available, and
since there was no assurance
the 1961 legislature would ap
propriate them, he could not
recommend any positive steps
toward setting-up the school.
He said that Gov. Mark Hat
field remarks to the 1961
lawmakers would be an im
portant influence on the fate
of the project in that year.
Gifts and Grants -
For the second fiscal year
in succession, Richards told
the board today, gifts and
grants from private sources to
Oregon's higher learning insti
tutions exceeded those in the
year before bv 63 per cent,
He estimated gifts in 1958-59
at $7,471,000. of which the
largest portion-about $3 mil
lionwas to the University of
Oregon medical school.
These gifts, he noted, repre
sent a significant supplement
to state appropriations.
On the debit side, Freeman
Holmer, director of the state
department of finance and ad
ministration, reminded the
board that in the near future
they would find themselves
"closer to the edge of the fis
cal abyss than in years gone
by." . . -
Holmer said he was particu
larly worried about the fiscal
period starting in 1961, when
the Legislature would have
to find ways of raising an
estimated $70 million in addi
tional revenue to balance the
budget for that biennium. He
urged the board to ' improve
their budget presentation to
the lawmakers .to place it "in
the clearest possible light".
To Visit Experiment Station6
The board held its regular
monthly meeting on the
Southern Oregon college cam
pus here this week in conjunc
tion with the Pacific North
west conference on higher
education and the opening to
night of the Oregon Shake
spearean festival. This after
noon, board members planned
to visit the Southern Oregon
Branch Experiment station on
the Hanley ranch near Jack
sonville, for ceremonies in
which the station's new physi
cal plant is to be presented to
the board by Jackson County
Judge Earl Miller.
(See Story on Page 5)
Open House,
Southern Oregon Experiment Station
An open house and public
tour of the new Hanley re
search farm of the Southern
Oregon Experiment station
started at 1:30 p.m. today. .
The farm is located three
tenths of a mile off the Med-ford-Jacksonville
highway on
Hanley rd. Tours were to be
conducted through the build
ings and the experimental
plantings. ,
Present at the open house
will be members of the state
board of higher education, the
chancellor of the Oregon sys
ll -
Nixon Receives
Warm Welcome in
Russian 'Chicago'
20,000 Persons Jam
Novosibirsk Airport
Novosibirsk, U.S.S.R. -(UPD
-Vice President Richard M.
Nixon received the warmest
reception yet of his "peace
and friendship" tour of the
Soviet Union when he ar
rived in this Siberian indus
trial city today.
A crowd of 20,000 cheering
persons jammed the airport
when the big Soviet-built
TU1 04 airliner carrying Nix
on and his party landed here
this afternoon following a one-
stop flight from Leningrad.
Hundreds of others -lined
the streets from the airport to
the center of the city to wave
at the cars and buses' bringing
members of the Nixon entour
age into town.
The vice president acknowl
edged the warmth of his greet
ing by telling the throngs in
this "Chicago of Siberia,"
1,750 miles east of Moscow,
that he was here , "so that we
can know each ' other better
and bring the peace and
friendship that all of us want."
"I want to express my ap
preciation for your warm wel
come and to extend on behalf
of all the people of the United
States our best wishes to the
peoples of this city, and to the
great territories of Siberia,"'
Nixon said in reply of welcom
ing speeches. -
"This is a closed city, and I
am sure you will agree with
me that all cities should be
open on both sides."
This was an apparent refer
ence to the fact that few out
siders are permitted to visit
his great industrial metropolis
of western Siberia.
The day was warm and
overcast as Nixon and his en
tourage landed after a six
hour flight from the west, in
terrupted briefly by a refuel
ling stop at Sverdlovsk on the
border between Europe and
Asia.
Nixon and his personal par
ty were in one TU104, fol
lowed by two other planeloads
of newsmen.
Nixon's arrival coincided
with the end of the day shift
in this manufacturing city of
800,000 persons. This fact may
have explained the size of the
crowds, although there was
no question of the friendship
and warmth of the vice pres
ident's reception.
Record Low Noted
Here This Morning
Okay, Mr. Weatherman,
that's enough!
M e d f o r d's temperatures
have been bouncing around
like a yo-yo recently. Last
week it was a record-breaking
heat wave and today the low
est temperature for this date
in the 48-year-bld history - of
the weather bureau here was
set. i
It was a chilly 45 degrees
this morning, cold enough to
make area citizens wonder
who forgot to light the fire.
The previous low mark for
July 28 was a 46-degree mark,
set in 1916.
Yesterday's high was 83.
Public Tour
tem of higher education, presi
dent of Oregon State college
and other officials of the state
system.
Harold H. White, superin
tendent of the Southern Ore
gon Branch Experiment sta
tion, said experiments and
tests dealing with forage crops
improvement, feed grains,
field corn for grain and silage
and truck crops will be ex
plained. Brief stops will ' be
made at plantings of sorghum,
millet, soyebans, and sorghum
"almum being tested as possi
ITIP1
OUT'AUDI
FEIT
Senator Neuberger
Supports Stevenson
Washington-(UPD-Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.)
today came out for Adlai E. Stevenson as Democratic
candidate for president in 1960.
Neuberger announced, his choice in a brief Senate floor
speech. At the same time he urged that the names of all
but genuine candidates be kept off the ballot of the Ore
gon Democratic primary, which takes place May 20, 1960.
He deplored, for instance, the 1952 candidacy of Su
preme Court Justice William O. Douglas, whose name was
entered despite his own protests. He said such activities
dilute the meaning of the ballot.
Neuberger described Stevenson, the twice - defeated
Democratic aspirant, as "the epitome of the intellectual
statesmanship of Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson and Frank
lin D. Roosevelt." '
He said he hopes all real aspirants will realize the
chance the Oregon primary
Howard Norwood Is
'Man of the Year'
Rogue River-It's a long way
from the capitol building in
Salem to the high school gym
nasium in this little communi
ty, but the gap was bridged
last'night-in spirit if not in
distance - when Gov.v Mark
Hatfield honored Rogue River
by presenting its first "Man
of the Year" award to Howard
Norwood.
it s not the worK ot one
man that provides the honor,'
the Governor said, addressing
a banquet crowd of about 300
persons, "but it's the age-old
tradition of Americans work
ing together as a team."
Yet -even as-tie-was saying
that "no man can make
achievement isolated, by him
self," the Governor was sin
gling out the man who, it was
felt, most exemplified the
hard work, enthusiasm, and
selflessness of a progressive
community.
Company Manager
Norwood, 45, is the mana
ger of the Magnolia Lumber
company. A native Mississip-
pian, he has been active in a
cluster of Rogue River insti
tutions and events since com
ing here in 1952-flood con
trol, the rooster crow, Lions
club, PTA, water resources,
the Boosters club, the VFW,
and tourist hospitality activi
ties. Attending the banquet here
last night among the crowd of
area citizens were members
of the county courts of Jack
son and Josephine counties,
state senators and representa
tives from both counties, the
mayors of Gold Hill and
Rogue River, the Jackson
county sheriff, and represen
tatives of state welfare -and
educational committees, coun
ty political organizations, and
chambers of commerce.
Family Dinner
But despite the host of dig
nitaries present the banquet
had more the flavor of a fam
ily dinner. This town appar
ently prefers informality to
I pomp and pageantry; tables
were set up last night in the
high school gym and service
was by local school girls.
The Governor said he was
Mitchell Bound Over
On Murder Charge
Vale -(UPD-Homer Mitchell,
50, was bound over to the
grand jury Monday in con
nection with the slaying last
week of Victor Anthony, 19.
Mitchell, who was arrested
in Parma, Idaho, Sunday after
a three-day hunt, was ar
raigned on a first degree mur
der charge before Justice of
the Peace A. F. Peters.
Underway at
ble new crops for the area.
Another stop will be made in
the horticultural area to see
plantings of pear varieties,
pear hybrids, stony-pit and
cherry albino.
At 3 pjn. the tour was to
return to the lawn in front of
the , office and laboratory
building for a brief ceremony
in which County Judge Earl
Miller will present the newly
constructed physical plant to
the state board of higher edu
cation. Guir'ed tours through
the buildings will follow.
provides for a test of strength
"delighted" and "impressed'
by Rogue River's custom of
stopping out-of-state tourists
and providing them with free
lunches and dinners and a
ride on the river. He called it
an example of "good old Ore
gon hospitality."
The Man of the. Year ban
quet, held here for the first
time last night, was a com
munity effort, sponsored by
the whole town.
West Offers Reds
Truce on Berlin
Gen ;va-(UPD-The West today
offered Russia a five-year Ber
lin truce in a new attempt to
win a summit agreement with
out backing down on western
rights in the divided city, re
liable conference sources dis
closed. The offer was contained in
a list of proposals for a Berlin
truce handed to the Russians
this afternoon.
A similar Russian list was
handed to the West at the
same time.
Both were to be kept secret
until Thursday.
The western document con
tained this new major pro
posal: . ,
Western rights in Berlin
will remain unchanged until
German reunification. Howev
er, if Germany is not reuni
fied within five years, the Big
Four foreign ministers would
meet again to review the Ber
lin situation.
In effect, the sources said,
this would amount to a five-
year Berlin truce.
Portlander Named
IWA President '
Portland -(UPD- Harvey B.
Nelson of Portland was elect
ed as president of the newly
formed Western' States Re
gional Council No. 3 of the
International Woodworkers of
America a check of the ballot
ing by union members showed
today.
Nelson and other officers
were to be installed here to
day by Al Hartung, president
of the IWA.
Nelson recently was chair
man of the IWA regional ne
gotiating committee in con
tract talks with the lumber
industry.
Others elected included
Burk Christie, Olympia, first
vice president; Ronald Roley,
Portland, second vice presi
dent, and Arley Anderson,
Longview, secretary treasur
er. The new regional organiza
tion absorbed eight district
councils which include about
35,000 union members in the
western states.
Eugene Prepares for
Month-Long Jubilee
Eugene-(IJPD-The city of Eu
gene prepared today lor a
bang-up start of its month
long Centennial Jubilee with
the seventh annual Emerald
Empire Roundup which fea
tures two parades and a three
day rodeo.
EKTCE TO
Centennial Salute
Planned After
Brief Dedication
t i
Play Opens in
New Theater
Ashland Standing room
only signs are posted for to
night's opening of the Oregon
Shakespearean Festival sea
son here.
State dignitaries, special
guests, and a sell-out audience
will salute the unveiling of
the theater's new stage, com
pleted just in time for the 40
night run. The unique Eliza
bethan theater, the only one of
its kind in the " world, was
made possible by a successful
international drive for $275,
000 last winter.
Scrolled invitations, bidding
the Festival's patrons to join
in the traditional "Feast of
the Tribe of Will," which pre
cedes tonight's premiere, pro
mise young folk pipmg and
singing and footing it on the
lawns, and for the inner man's
good there will be tidbits and
munchings set about, fowls
on the spit basted in country
butter, greens and cakes, and
berries from the mountains in
conserves."
Banquet in Park .
The banquet is set for 6
o'clock in Lithia Park adja
cent to the new theater.,
Gov. Mark O. Hatfield and
Mrs. Hatfield will attend both
the banquet and the play.
Other state officials planning
to attend include Secretary of
State Howell Appling and Dr
John R. Richard, chancellor of
the Oregon state system of
higher education. Among the
many educators present will
be Dr. Meredith O. Wilson,
president of the University of
Oregon; Dr. A. L. Strand,
president, Oregon State col
lege; Dr. Elmo Stevenson,
president, Southern Oregon
college; Dr. Frank Bennett,
president, Eastern Oregon
College of Education; and Dr.
Frederick Hunter, former
state chancellor.
After the banquet, bag
pipers will lead the way to the
theater for brief dedication
tion ceremonies and the 8:30
o'clock premiere of the pro
logue "The Masque of the New
World" and "Twelfth" Night."
Salute to Centennial
The masque is the Festival's
salute to Oregon's Centennial
celebration.
Opening the next three
nights are "King John,"
Measure For Measure, and
Antony and Cleopatra." The
four programs then rotate
nightly in the Festival's long
est season, closing Sept. 5.
At opening time advance
sales are approximately 60 per
cent ahead of last season. All
patrons are encouraged by
Festival officials to make
their reservations as soon as
possible.
Picking of Bartletts
To Start August 10
Picking of Bartlett pears is
expected to begin Aug. 10,
County Horticultural Agent
C. B. Cordy reported today.
Aug. 3 had previously been
the expected starting date.
Cordy said hot weather has
held down size of the fruit,
but a good crop is forecast.
He advised orchardists to
apply a pre-harvest hormone,
to hold fruit on the trees, at
least three days before start
of harvest and not more than
25 days before the end of har
vest. WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair through
Wednesday. High today 82. Low
tonight 48. High Wednesday 90.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 83
Lowest this Morning 45
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:36 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5:00 a.m.
The Moon rises 12:22 a.m.
tomorrow and is in Apogee.
New Moon Aug. 4
The Pleiades, rise 12:30 a.m.
north of the Moon. This beau
tiful cluster of taint stars, ris
ing earlier each night, will be
seen . in the evening sky
throughout the Fall and Winter.
of -s i iiiii m
s avy iia&Musim fa
GOVERNOR-On hand to greet Gov. Mark O. Hatfield
when he arrived at Medford airport yesterday afternoon
was Dr. Edwin Durno, state senator from Jackson county
(left). The governor spoke last night at the Rogue River
"Man of the Year" banquet, at a noon luncheon in Medford
today, and will be among dignitaries attending the opening
of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival tonight.
Nixon Praised by
Hatfield in Talk
Gov. Mark O. Hatfield said
today that Nelson Rockefeller
would have to "come out of
New York hibernation if he
wants to realistically compete
for support from Oregon Re
publicans" for the presiden
tial nomination.
Hatfield, speaking here at
a luncheon at the Jackson
hotel, said his position of neu
trality had been explained to
both' the New York governor
and to Vice President Richard
Nixon. Oregon law requires
delegates to the GOP national
convention to support the win-
Court Purchases
Mining Claims
The Jackson county court
Monday completed purchase
by quitclaim deed of 40 acres
on theBig Applegate" river
known as P. iverview and
Dobbs mining claims .',
' The county paid $3,000 for
mining claims to the property,
which is owned by the federal
governmemnt and is to be
used as a public park. Owners
of the claims were E. A. and
Anna Gebhart, now of Ther
mopolis, Wyo.
In the resoltuion to pur
chase the site, the court stated
that acquisition of the land
is "for establishment of a park
and recreational site for the
general public."
Members of the court said
that the U. S. forest service
has offered to maintain the
forest or will give the county
a 30-year us ge permit for its
use as a public park. A deci
sion on which agreement will
be made is to be announced
soon.
Twenty acres of the site is
on the east side and 20 on
the west side of the Applegate
river, approximately 3A mile
above McKee bridge.
County Judge Earl Miller
explained that purchase of the
mining claims simply cleared
the title and made the prop
erty available for county use.
Wagon Train Heads
For North Powder
Baker-flJPD-The Oregon Cen
tennial wagon caravan today
headed for North Powder by
way of Haines and Langrell's
Hitching Post Museum.
'The wagonners had a police
escort of three Oregon Nation
al Guard jeeps, two state po
lice cars and 10 guardsmen
and state police to help them
through the bumper to bump
er traffic of a winding 23
mile stretch of highway.
A full schedule of activi
ties was held for the modern
pioneers here Monday.
A dinner was served at
camp by the Jaycettes. Mayor
William Jackson welcomed
the wagon train at lunch and
invited the wagon personnel
to view the world famous gold
display at the U.S. National
bank here..
Kilkenny Confirmed
As Oregon Judge
Washington-flJPD-The Senate
today unanimously confirmed
the nomination of John F. Kil
kenny to be a federal district
judge for Oregon.
Kilkenny's nomination had
been approved Monday by the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
Kilkenny, 57, has been a
Pendleton attorney since 1926.
He was nominated to succeed
Judge Claude McColloch who
retired early this year.
ner of the Oregon primary
election.
He praised Nixon's current
trip to Russia and said the
vice president "is one of the
most feared among Americans
by the Russians Because he
has the facts at his command
and he drives a hard bargain
in the tradition of the Ameri
can businessman or trade un
ion leader."
Hatfield Stresses Neutrality
Hatfield said he has turned
down "at least two dozen
speaking invitations from oth
er states that have Rockefeller
boomlet implications" because
of his neutrality stand.
"If Governor Rockefeller
desires the nomination he
might well recall that even
President Eisenhower conclud
ed he could not remain across
the ocean and have the people
come to him and so it is that
the governor will have to
come out of New York hiber
nation if he wants to realisti
cally compete for support from
Oregon Republicans," Hatfield
said..,
Nixon Shows Backbone
Referring to Nixon's Rus
sian visit, Hatfield said the
vice president was "talking
the only kind of language the
Soviets - understand and his
approach is- consistent with
the Dulles policy of firmness
based on facts." He said, "the
vice president showed back
bone instead of wishbone
when he stood up to Kremlin
leaders. He squared off ' toe
to toe instead of indulging in
palsy - walsy diplomacy we
have known sometimes in the
past."
Hatfield returns to Salem
Wednesday. He will attend
the board of control meeting
in Salem Thursday and leave
late that day for the gover
nor's conference in Puerto
Rico, ... returning to Salem
Aug. 7.
Unemployment Gain
Noted in Oregon
Salem fCPD The State Em
ployment Department report
ed today that unemployment
gamed about 6 per . cent in
Oregon last week as compared
with the week before.
A good part of the cause
was lumber companies closing
down because of fire danger,
the department said.
Some 7,859 persons filed
claims for unemployment
compensation last week. This
compared with 7,399 the week
before.
A year ago, 17,859 filed.
The department was hope
ful that increased fish packing
work and canning plant activ
ity would decrease the jobless
rolls soon.
Mapping of Crater Lake
Bottom Will Start Soon
The national park service
and the U. S. coast and geo
detic survey are cooperating
in mapping the bottom of Cra
ter Lake by means of echo
soundings, Park Superintend
ent Tom Williams reported
today.
Preliminary work is nearly
completed, and actual sound
ings will begin soon. It is esti
mated that four weeks will be
needed to obtain the necessary
data.
In charge of the project is
Lt. R. E. Williams, assisted by
Electronics Scientist R. R.
Ross. Lieutenant Williams
was previously assigned as ex
ecutive officer aboard the
USS Hodgson in Puget Sound
doing hydrographic mapping.
The equipment being used
fire in Siskiyou county had
burned more than 3,200 acres'
up to noon today. Nearly 1,000
men, including 100 prisoners
from San Quentin, battled the
blaze some two miles west of
here.
The fire, according to Cali
fornia forestry personnel,
started about 2 p.m. Monday
on the Sulphur Ranch from
debris burning in extremely
hazardous conditions.
Approximately half of the
blaze is controlled by fire
lines, officials said, but the
possibility of holding the line
to the north and east is only
fair, if predicted brisk winds
materialize. Officials today
"hoped" to have the fire un
der control by 8 a.m. Wednes
day. The fire has burned about
1,000 acres of second growth
timber with the rest in brush
and grass. The fire is threat
ening valuable second growth
timber to the west of Cotton
wood mountain. Consolidated
effort is being made to hold
the. fire in Rancheria creek
and Ditch creek areas from
this timber stand.
Air Support
Fighting the blaze are 400
men of the division of fores
try and 235 men with the
U.S. forest service. One hun
dred men from San Quentin
prison arrived this morning.
Seven air-tankers dropped
borate solution on the hot
spots of the open line in an ef
fort to keep it from the tim
ber stands. A state forestry
helicopter is being used to
move men into the critical
areas to stop any new breaks
or hazardous points on the
line, it was reported.
In addition to the air opera
tion, eight bulldozers are con
structing lines through the
rough, heavy cover and six
state forestry and forest serv
ice pumpers are employed m
holding the line already con
structed. ' In charge of the fire is Sis
kiyou County District Ranger
A. Roy Bengard. Forest serv
ice personnel are under the
direction of Fire Control Offi
cer R. A. James.
Private Owned Land
The blaze , mainly on pri
vately owned land of the
Fruit Growers Supply com
pany, Hilts, nas also ournea
over eoo acres or leaerai
lands.
One shed, containing tools,
was destroyed by the fire, of
ficials said. Although no
buildings are threatened at
the present time a number of
home owners fought sparks
and burning embers during
the night, residences from
Hornbrook reported. The fire
was burning west and south
west of Hornbrook. A new
housing development is being
built at the base of the ridge
along which the fire is burn
ing
Bengard and U. S. Forest
Supervisor C. A. Yates of
Klamath national forest
warned residents that extreme
precautions should be taken
by persons traveling through
areas adjacent to forests and
should be extremely careful
with fire. They stressed that
these conditions are expected
to remain throughout the re
mainder of the summer.
A crew of 30 fire fighters
aided by concentrated drops
of borate solution from five
planes won a 2M hour bat
tle late this morning to hold
a flare-up on the southwest
and southeast edges of the
fire,' state forestry depart
ment personnel reported.
Washington (UPD President
Eisenhower will hold a news
conference at 7:30 a.m. Wed
nesday. is capable of sounding depths
to 36,000 feet, it was reported,
and at the depths likely to be
found in Crater Lake will be
accurate to within 12 feet.
The data will be used to
make both contour and relief
maps of the lake bottom.
Soundings were made in
Crater Lake by wire and lead
in 1S86, 1938, 1939 and 1940.
The greatest depth recorded
was 1,996 feet, during the
first test, establishing Crater
Lake as the second deepest
lake on the North American
continent and the seventh
deepest in the world. The
Great Slave Lake in Canada,
2,105 feet, is the deepest in
the continent and Lake Baikal
in Siberia, 5,712 feet, is the
world's deepest.