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Tis5i AtreinraOBirQ TYiimi Br HARRY S. TRUMAN North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. Copyright, 1959. 3y Harry S. Truman (Reproduction of this article in whole or in part is for bidden without written authorisation.) Our current encounters with Russian diplomacy should serve as added warning that to falter or to hesitate in deal ing with Khrushchev can only lead to more trouble. The unrelenting pressure on the free world by the Krem lin can only be met by steady and determined resoluteness, For us to appear to be begging the Communists for peace or to try to go over their heads to the Russian people will do us no good. The Russian people have no voice in their dictatorship and are being kept in total ignor ance about the United States and the conditions in the world as a whole. The situation-already bad -could become even more seri ous if we give Khrushchev reason to think that we of the West are weak, confused and divided and that he can bluff us intOv bargaining away our rights and security by threats of total destruction. The visits to Russia by a Vice President of the United States would, under halfway reasonable circumstances, be seized upon by the Soviet gov ernment to help towards a more hopeful understanding. But the Kremlin seems to pre fer an atmosphere of crisis and tension, because it best serves its plan for govern ment control and exploitation of all its satellites and for further expansion of the Com munist world. We sometimes make the mis take of assuming that dicta tors underestimate our strength and determination to resist them. I was sorry to see the West give the impres sion recently of being unable to arrive at common decisions in such matters as a Summit meeting, how to cope with an Man Dies While Fishing Today Near Elk Creek Lelan C. Young, 49, of 1394 Beekman ave., Medford, died while fishing on the Rogue river just above Elk Creek bridge about 8 o'clock this morning, state police i ported. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Fishing with Young was Robert A. Campbell, 15, of 1393 Beekman ave. Campbell said that he and Young were preparing to come back to town. He said that Young fell into the river as he was at tempting to wade back to shore. The water was about knee- deep at that point, Campbell said. Campbell dropped his fishing equipment and ran after Young and pulled him from the river. He applied artificial respi ration and flagged a passing truck to summon a doctor. Young struck his head on a rock as he fell, Campbell said, and he made no apparent ef fort to break his fall with his hands. Campbell said that he was some distance behind Young and that he- had to swim aft er him, since he was floating downstream. They left on their fishing trip about 5 a.m. today. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger Morris, funeral directors. Rogue River Couple Get $6,250 for Land A circuit court jury yester day awarded Irma M. and William A. Starziager, Rogue River, $6,250 for a parcel of land in a condemnation suit in connection with the new free way. The state had offered $4,000 for the 6.7 acres, located on the Rogue river near Savage lake. Mrs. Starzinger, executrix for the estate of Ada Belle Hill, had asked $8,750. She stated in her answer to the state's offer that the best use of the land would be as build ing sites for river homes. ' Bowe and Martin, Grants Pass attorneys, represented the Starzingers. ' Washington - (UPD - Prices . " farmers received for crops and $ livestock fell 1 per cent in 5IKthe month ended July 15. Bast, Writes - .attempted blockade of West Berlin and nuclear weapons in France. Clearer leadership on -our part should have prevented these matters from develop ing into differences, among the allies. Under present conditions, one of the most important re sponsibilities of our leader ship is to keep our allies to gether. This is not easy. Our allies are free and, of course, have views of their own. But in recent years there has been a feeling on the part of some of them that we have lacked sympathy and understanding of their prob lems. For my part, I think that this feeling grew out of our actions during the Suez crisis, and I must add that feeling was in some measure justified. . (Continued on Page S) Ceremonies to Open Gold Rush Jubilee Saturday Jacksonville-The Gold Rush Jubilee officially gets under way Saturday with the 10 ajn. coronation of Queen Betsy at tne u. S. hotel here. A project of the Jackson ville Lion's club, the event will continue through the week end with a variety of contests, exhibits, music, pageants, worship services, and parades.-- Queen Betsy. aaugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Al fred M. Beck, Jacksonville- Central Point highway, will reign over the Jubilee events. Her court includes Sharon Huffman, Shearon Poole, Bar bara Gysin and Jackie Rum mel. They will ride on the queen's float in the parade Sunday afternoon. About 60 county, city, and Jubilee officials attended the Queen's banquet last evening in the Community hall. The top three candidates in the queen contest were presented I wardrobe gift certificates. Re ceiving them in addition to Miss Beck were Miss Huff man, second; and Miss Poole, third. During the event Grants Pass Mayor Deb Pbtts pre sented the queen a bouquet of gladiolus and extended an invitation to annual Gladiolus Festival in Grants Pass Aug. 1 through 8. The Jubilee celebration is the 10th annual Gold Rush event held here. Proceeds from it will begin a rehabili tation fund to restore the his toric U. S. hotel. No Changes Needed In School Budgets School district budgets of Medford and Eagle Point dis tricts for 1959-60 were accept ed without change this week by County Assessor Ray Schumacher. Earlier these budgets were rejected by Schumacher because of an ap parent conflict with an attor ney general's opinion. Two other budgets, District 6C and Ashland, could have been invalidated, Schumach er said, but waited for a sec ond opinion which was re quested from the state tax commission. The opinion ar rived Wednesday. Municipal lnai by jury became a reality for Medford last night. The city council passed an ordinance permitting jury trials in municipal court forJ all persons charged with of fenses against the city - pro vided they must pay court costs if convicted. Mayor John W. Snider said after the meeting that he in tended to sign the ordinance into law. Today, City Recorder-Treas urer Darell Huson faced the task of selecting, by lot, a preliminary jury list of 200 names.' The ordinance was passed in accord with legislation en acted earlier this year by the state lawmakers at Salem. Six Persons on Jury Juries will consist of six persons, five of whom must concur in . order to render a verdict. The jurors will be paid $5 a day, or a total of $30 per jury daily. Should they re turn a verdict of guilty, the defendant must pay these fees as part of the court costs. In addition, he must pay a mini mum of $5 court costs, the exact amount to be deter mined by the municipal judge. 20 Pages Communist Government Of Kerala Dissolved New Dehli, India (UPD Rajendra Prasad today dis solved the Communist gov ernment of Kerala State where Red abuse of power brought mass protests and seven weeks of riots and shootings. A proclamation put the tiny state at the southern tip of India under presi dential rule, climaxing a campaign by the anti-Communist parties of heavily Christian Kerala to oust the Communist regime which was elected in 1957. Communist reaction was not immediately apparent. When the resistance pro gram began nearly two months ago, some Commu nist leaders vowed that it would take "bayonets" to end their rule before the Retirement Pay Increase Granted An increase in retirement pay for certain former city employees gained unanimous approval last night from the Medford city council. The increase, affecting a maximum of nine 'persons, was initiated by the 1959 Leg islature subject to local appro val. : City officials estimate it will cost the municipal coffers $880 from Jan. 1 to June 30, 1960 and about $1,760 per fis cal year thereafter. Since no funds have been budgeted in the 1959-60 fiscal year, the money will have to be drawn from th'i city s emergency fund, reserved for unforeseen needs. The increase applies to those who retired prior to May 1, 1953 and are not eligible for social security benefits. It amounts to a raise in monthly retirement pay of $2 per year of service with the city, and brings the total monthly pay to $6 per year of service. In other action last night, the council approved turning over to School District 549C a parcel of land in the- West Jackson st. park area, on West Jackson at Columbus ave., to be used for a main tenance shed. A district offi cial reported today a contract for the shed has already been awarded to Jack Batzer, Med- 1 ford contractor, in the amount of about $71,000. The city school district transaction in volves a quitclaim deed and the district's payment of $4,336.41 as its pro rata share of the Columbus ave. paving costs. Three Killed in Car Mishap Near,Bend Bend -(UPD-A two-car colli sion three miles north of here today claimed the lives of three persons. Four others were hurt. State police identified the dead as Mr. and Mrs. Albert Servas, Gladstone, Ore., and Theodore Grombo, Wickliffe, Ohio. Court Jury Trials Approved The defendant, in other words, must expect to pay if convicted a minimum of $35 for his jury trial , in addition to whatever fine or sentence might be imposed. These costs would be exacted even if the fine or sentence itself were suspended. But, should the defendant be acquitted, the city must picb up the tab for the jurors and no other court costs would be levied. If the defendant starts off by pleading guilty, no jury trial, would be required, and no costs would be involved. Judge Deciding In addition, defendants who wish their day in court but do not want the benefit of a jury trial may have it-and no court costs would be at stake. The procedure would be the same as the present one, with the judge alone de ciding the case. As first drafted, the ordi nance would have required the $5 minimum court costs for defendants convicted in non-jury trials as well. But Councilman Al Bradford, Ward II, last night introduced an amendment limiting these costs to the jury trials. The amendment was approved by tar 54th Year Medford general elections scheduled for 1961. Prime Minister Jawa harlal Nehru intervened after nearly two months of passive resistance by Kerala residents brought violent police action in the Red-run state. During the period about 20,000 persons were arrested, 15 were shot and killed by police and scores wounded. The Communist regime was elected to power in 1957 and new elections were not scheduled for two years. Citizens there de manded new elections on grounds the Communist regime had circumvented the constitution of India it self. There also were wide spread charges of graft and corruption. - Councilman Robert Van Sickle, Ward III, voted against the property transfer. He said he did not think such a garage belonged in a resi dential area, and protested that the Jackson county hous ing authority, which recently gave the park site to the city, had never consulted the coun cil about relaying any land to the school district. He said he did not like to "get something handed to us." Councilman Don Hansen, Ward II, also protested "being dictated to," but did not op pose the transaction in thef voting. The councilmen afterword discussed a proposed trailer park ordinance with city -planning commission ' mem bers, and agreed to call a meeting soon with trailer park operators to discuss its details. Damages Not Awarded in Suit A circuit court jury yester day awarded no damages to Mrs. Evelyn Lawhorn, Red-, ding, Calif., in connection with traffic accident that oc curred in March, 1957, on Highway 99 south of Ashland. Defendants in the case were Lloyd C. and Robert L. Hin richs, operators of Lloyd's Wrecker Service. Mrs. Law horn was asking $12,306.50 for permanent injuries she al legedly suffered in the acci dent. She charged that a tow truck was being operated by the Hinrichs in a negligent fashion in the Siskiyous dur ing a snow storm, and that this-resulted in a collision be tween a car driven by her hus band and the truck. The defendants answered that the accident was a direct result of the plaintiff's negli fence. A i. umber of points were in controversy during the trial. all but Councilman Don Han sen, Ward II, who stated that guilt alone, and not the na ture of the trial, should de termine whether court costs would be paid. A person desiring a trial by jury must, under the new ordinance, request it of the municipal judge in writing at least one week prior to his trial date. He must include with the request a $30 jury fee deposit. If he is acquitted, this deposit is refunded. Jury Selection How are the juries selected? Following the mayor's signa ture, which would make the ordinance official, the city recorder-treasurer must compile the names of all registered voters on the city's tax rolls who are qualified under Ore gon law and not-entitled to exemption. From these names, 200 are selected by lot. These com prise the preliminary list. The first list to be chosen is to remain in effect through 1960. Thereafter, the lists will be prepared yearly. The court is divided into four-month terms. For each term, a jury panel of 25 names is selected, again by MEDFORD, OREGON, Ymm Works Preliminary Plans For Reclamation ; Work Are Listed , Salt Lake City -(UPD- The bureau of reclamation an nounced today preliminary details of a 217 million dol lar . program of continuing construction to be carried out this year in 16 states. Reclamation Commissioner Floyd E. Dominy announced the program at the end of the bureau's annual programming conference here, i He said the program will be submitted to the secretary of interior for approval. The program also is sub ject to adjustment following final action on the fiscal 1960 appropriation bill by Congress and the President. States involved in the pro gram are Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Ari zona, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Tex as, Oklahoma, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kan sas, and Nebraska: The program includes the following allocations: Oregon - Crooked river project, $2,881,000; Rogue River Basin project, Talent division, $2,748,000; Wapinitia project, $60,200; Arnold proj ect, $42,800; Rogue River Ba sin project, $200,000; Owyhee project, $35,000. Washington - Columbia Basin project, $8,025,000; Chief Joseph dam, $27,800; Yakima project, Roza division, $341,400; Okanogan project, Sunnyside division, $112,300; Yakima project, Tieton divi sion, $135,000. Negotiations Wind Up; No Progress - New York-(UPD-Federal me diators today wound up anoth er week of negotiations with out making any significant progress in their effort- to set tle the 17-day national steel strike. The' mediators conferred with union representatives. David J. McDonald, presi dent of the United Steel workers Union, was not pres ent. No further . meetings were planned by the mediators un til Monday when they will do into joint session with the union and representatives of the 12 steel companies. Portland - (UPD - The state Democratic Central Commit tee will jneet here Saturday dui election oi a cnairman iu succeed the late David C. Epps will not be on the agenda. lot. This means, of course, that many persons on the pre liminary list may never actu ally have jury duty. Then, three or more days before the trial is slated, the defendant or his attorney and the city attorney meet before the municipal judge to select the actual trial jury. The judge selects six names from the panel by lot. The defense may exercise four peremptory challenges and the city, two. The judge draws new names from the jury panel to replace those challenged. The pros pective jurors do not actually appear at this time. Contempt of Court ' The judge may cite for con tempt of court any juror who fails to comply with a notice of jury duty. The ordinance as first written allowed a $10 fine as punishment for such contempt. But by an amendment in troduced by Councilman Han sen ' last night, and subse quently approved by all but Councilman Fred Robinson, Ward I, this punishment may involve a $100 fine, 50 days in jail, or both. Approval of the ordinance itself was unanimous. Tallcs FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1959 Rejurns to Moscow flmi Fact for Saturday KBLor Medford Among Six Nation's 'Hot Spots' Medford's high tempera ture Thursday of 103 degrees was the hottest recorded in thenalion, the U. S. weather bureau reported today. Medford had to share its laurels for the title of nation's "hot spot" as five other places in the nation recorded the . same high. They - were Grants Pass; Red Bluff, Fres no and Bakersfield, Calif:, and Gila Bend, Ariz. Previous high bare on a July 30 in the local weather bureau's 48-year-history was 100 degrees in 1925. Only 85 air-miles away from, Medford in Brookings the day's high was 56 de grees. Fire hazards remain at the critical state throughout the area with the humidity Thurs day recorded at a low 15 per cent. U.S. forest service per sonnel here reported . Thurs day as Class 6 day on their 10 point scale for fire dan ger. Continued Hot Weather Local forecast for Medford calls for continued hot weath er witn nigns near tne iuu degree mark, becoming about 10 degrees cooler early next week. Temperatures are expected to be from 10 to 15 degrees cooler in western Oregon Sat urday than today when anoth er scorcher was forecast. Port land had its hottest tempera ture of the year with a 98 de gree reading Thursday and the weather man said it might pass the 100-degree mark to Morse fo Remain Uncommitted Washington-(UPD-Sen. Wayne L. Morse (D-Ore.) says he will support the 1960 Democratic presidential nominee but will remain uncommitted to any candidate for the nomination prior to next year's conven tion in Los Angeles. Morse told the . Senate Thursdry he wan ted. to make his position clear in light of some newspaper columns list ing him as favoring Adlai E. Stevenson for whom he cam paigned in 1952 and 1956. The Oregon Senator, orig inally a Republican who sup ported Stevenson in 1952 as an independent, said he would be glad to campaign for the formeicillinois governor again in 1960 if he is nominated. FALLS ON SIDEWALK Mrs. Cora E. Presley,. 69, of 915 Broad st., fell on the side walk near McLoughlin Junior High school this morning and was taken to Rogue Valley hospital for x-rays and pos sible treatment, by Medford Ambulance service. Price 10 Tribune Today day. Eugene also had 98 while Salem had a reading of 99. Logging operations in much of the state had to shut down because of low humidity al though no blazes, were report ed out of control. A shutdown of most logging in western Washington was ordered late Thursday and was extended until at least midnight Saturday. Wagon Personnel Get Night's Sleep Pendleton - (UPD - Oregon's covered wagon train headed today for a campsite about 19 miles southeast of here after personnel on the train finally got a good night's sleep. The seven wagons, due here Saturday, . camped Thursday night at wooded and grass covered Strickland flats. Few visitors showed up at the wagon circle and the Caval cade members said they got their best night's rest since entering Oregon. Most of them claim the celebration along the way are so enthusiastic and visitors stay so late there is not much time left for sleep. The wagon train has been traveling in the early hours of the day to escape the heat. Plans Announced for Widening of Bridge .. Plans have been announced by the state highway com mission for the widening of Birdseye creek, bridge and approaches on Highway 99, IV2 miles southeast of Rogue River, the Mail Tribune learned today. Glen' Jackson, highway commissioner said that con tracts would be let as soon as possible and that construction work would be completed be fore the end of the year. No monies had been avail able for the bridge improve ment, it was reported, but funds have been transferred from another project. Many accidents, including fatalities, have occurred at or near the bridge. WEATHER FORECAST Continued fair, hot and dry through Saturday. Low tonight 62. High Saturday 100-102. Temp. Highest Yesterday 103 Lowest this Morning 59 Our Skies. Tonight . Sunset today 7:34 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:02 a.m. The Moon rises 2:31 a.m. tomorrow and rides high. New Moon Aug. 4 VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, low in west.... 8:20 p.m. Saturn, due south .... 9:41 p.m. Jupiter, low in south west 9:57 p.m. The brightest star between Jupiter and Saturn is Antares. at Cents No. 114 9 Four-Day Tour of Siberia Included Demonstrations Moscow-rtJPD-Vice President Richard M. Nixon returned to Moscow today after a four day tour of Siberia that in cluded huge demonstrations of friendship and some heck ling. , The vice president's plane was preceded by a large press party aboard two TU104 jet airliners that landed at Mos cow's Vnukuvo airport. Nixon flew here from Beloy arsk where he told , Soviet atom scientists that statesmen must work out their differ ences so that American- and Soviet scientists could create a better world for all. Nixon was met at the air port by acting Soviet Foreign Minister V a s i 1 y Kuznetsov and other officials. There were no speeches at the air port. - Asked his plans, Nixon re plied: "I am going back to Spaso House (the U.S. ambas sador's residence). I expect to work for six hours on the radio speech to be delivered Saturday, and then go to bed." Says Trip Too Short Nixon added that he ex pected to be up at 6 a.m. to "work on my speech again'. A correspondent for Mos cow Radio asked ' Nixon for his impressions of his trip to Leningrad and Siberia. Nixon said: "I liked it very much. It was an interesting trip. My only regret is that I could not spend at least two weeks more." " In answer to another ques tion by the Moscow Radio correspondent, about whether he talked to people on his trip, Nixon replied: ' "It was never, never dull I found that people had lots of questions. When I speak on the radio Saturday, I will try. to answer for all the peo ple all the questions I heard during the trip. I also want to give my impressions of the Soviet economy and of the Soviet people." Air Route Debated At FFA Hearing Spokane -(UPD Which air line should serve a proposed direct commercial air route was debated here Thursday. An FAA hearing on the proposed route was in its last phase. West Coast and Northwest Airlines are both asking for the charter should one be ap proved by the FAA board. A Northewst representative J. W. Campion, said his line would provide 1,015 trips a year. He said west uoasi would provide 715. Campion said Northwest's total passen ger seating per year would be 68,560. He said West Coast's would be 28,200. Washington - (UPD - The De fense Department today gave go-ahead for a start on a Bomarc missile base at Camp Adair, near Corvallis, Ore. Speeeln) Boy Found Alive After Five Days in Grand Canyon, Ariz.-(UPD-A Savannah, Ga., boy lost in the Grand Canyon for five days was found alive this morning eight miles from the spot near Desert View, where two hiking companions had died. John Manson Owens III, 16, barefoot, worn and dead tired, was rushed to Grand Canyon hospital where Na tional Park Service rangers described his condition as "good" considering what he had been through. Rangers did not attempt to question the youth extensive ly because of his weakened condition. But. they Mid he Sources Say West May Propose to Resume Meetings Aug. 5 Deadline Eyed by Ministers Geneva- (UPD -The Big Four speeded up their Geneva talks against a fast-narrowing Aug. 5 deadline today. Conference sources said the West prob ably will propose resuming them at the United Nations in September to avoid a danger ous East-West break-off. Western and Soviet experts worked this morning on tech nical details of a possible Ber lin truce agreement, which they were presenting to the ministers this afternoon in an other secret get-together at the villa of Russia's Andrei A. Gromyko. If such a truce were worked out it probably would include a ban on rocket and nuclear weapons in Berlin. The ex perts' job was to define ex actly what kind of weapons would be included. Remain Poles Aptrt However, the West and Russia remained such poles apart on all major issues of principle that it appeared only a miracle or a major back down could wrest agreement out of their present deadlock before Wednesday night's final deadline. The West, however, still hoped to head off a break-up in anger that might drive the Russians into some hasty move such as signing a sep arate peace treaty immediate ly with the East German Reds, as Nikita Khrushchev repeatedly has threatened to do if the Geneva talks col lapse. This could touch off an other Berlin crisis. The western allies, confer ence sources said, probably will propose to Gromyko be-" fore leaving here that the talks should be resumed in September at the U.N. where all the foreign ministers will meet again for the . General Assembly opening Sept. 15. Early Work Hours .... " f Request Denied . Cats aren't the only ones who dislike hot roofs, tin or otherwise, but several Med ford city councilmen at last night's meeting were unsym pathetic. . Herman Ekerson, who did not show up for the meeting, had requested permission to start work on local roofing jobs during hot weather at 4 a.m. instead of 7 a.m., the starting time fixed by city ordinance, since the summer sun makes it impossible to work beyond noon. When the temperature hits 95 on the ground it's about 140 degrees on a rooftop. This, plus having to work with as phalt that's cocking at 450 500 degrees, makes the staunchest roofer wilt. Councilman Ed Hall, Ward I, said it was "very discourag ing" to be awakened at an early hour by tack hammers and tar pots that sound like a "jet warming up." Other coun cilmen thought permission should be granted for com mercial areas only. Council man Robert Van Sickle, Ward III, proposed . giving permis sion for one week on a trial basis. But while Van Sickle and Councilmen Don Hansen and Al Bradford, Ward II, and Robert Baccus, Ward HI, voted for the proposal. Hall and Councilmen Fred Robin son. Ward I, and Stan Stark, Ward IV, opposed it. Lacking a sufficient majority, the mat ter foundered. Vancouver, B.C.-flJPB-Fines totaling $19,000 were leveled in the British Columbia Su preme Court Thursday against Ironworkers Union Local 97 and three of its officials. Canyon would be all right. He told them he had sur vived by sucking juice from cactus. Rangers had given him up for dead two days ago. Owens was known to be without food and water. He entered the canyon off Highway 64 Friday on a hike with Walter J. Mahany Jr., 16, and Father Eugene Gavi gan, 30, a Roman Catholic priest, both of Savannah. A search was started Sun day when other hikers re ported hearing cries for help. Mahany's body was found Sunday afternoon. The priest'i body was found Monday. 1
