Twist in Judicial
Process Noted in
Court Case Here
A king-size youth put a
king-size twist in the judicial
process Friday in a curious
case in district court that saw
the prosecution asking for
leniency and the defense ask
ing for a jail sentence.
Judge Roy Bashaw, under
standably, held off imposing
a sentence until Monday morn
ing. '
The defendant in the case
is Donald Clifford Gustafson,
a strapping - 20-year-old from
Phoenix, Ariz., who stands
somewhere between six and
seven feet high and weighs
a few dozen pounds more than
200.
He was returned from Ari
zona last week end by Chief
Sheriffs Deputy Paul Bettiol
-no half-pint himself-on a
charge of grand larceny. The
charge was in connection with
property taken from the
Rogue Valley Country club
last month.
Because of mitigating cir
cumstances uncovered during
the week, the charge against
Gustafson was reduced to
petty larceny-a misdemeanor
-and in court Friday District
Attorney Thomas Reeder ask
ed the court, in view of Gus
tafson's non-felonious record,
to extend leniency.
Recommend Sentence
Reeder recommended a sen
tence of one year's probation.
Medford Attorney Alan
Holmes, representing - Gustaf
son, then stood up and asked
the court to impose a jail
sentence.
Holmes said that the case
had given him a number of
surprises,' not the least of
which was Gustafson's appar
ently sincere desire to spend
some time in jail. ,
Holmes explained that Gus
tafson can write, but is unable
to read. He said that the youth
feels that the county jail is
"the best place for him to
learn to read" at the present
time.
Holmes said that the youth
hopes 'o be madt a trusty if
he is given a jail sentence.
He said that Gustafson has
a wife and child in Arizona
and that Gustafson hopes for
a three-month sentence, so he
can get home by Christmas,
but that he would prefer a
six-month sentence to a year's
probation.
Lynx Shof, Killed
Hear Valley Home
Carol Meier, 82, of route 2,
box 423C, Medford, shot and
killed a 19-pound lynx near
his house early this month.
Meier, who shot the animal
with a 22 rifle, explained that
it came within 200 feet of his
house, which is on Old Mili
tary rd., six miles from Medford.
The man, who has. lived in
the area more than 30 years,
saidit was the first lynx he
has seen there. He has lived
in southern Oregon since 1911
Meier said that he is having
the hide tanned.
Some Demos Think Hatfield May Run Against Neuberger
Br A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune
Washington Correspondent
Washington - (Special) - A
number of highly placed Ore
gon Democrats think Gov.
Mark Hatfield
may run for
the Senate
next year
a g a inst Sen.
Richard L.
Neuberger.
N e uberger,
himsrlf, is
wondering
privately
a. Robe smith w n etner tms
this isn't 'a strong possibility.
' In Portland where Demo
crats from all over the state
had gathered last week end
to pay homage to Dave Epps
and listen to Sen. John F.
Kennedy (D-Mass.) several
top Demccrats expressed the
theory to this reporter that
Hatfield is going to make a
bid for he Senate next year.
The evidence, they conced
ed, is purely circumstantial,
but nonetheless somewhat
persuasive.
The theory goes like this:
Hatfield is young, attrac
tive, fairly unblemished as
yet in the state's highest of
fice. The longer he remains
in office the more people he
may make sore. He is the most
likely Republiacn to try to
regain one of Oregon's two
Senate seats for the Repub
licans. While many detached obser
vers hrve thought it a natural
grudge fight for Hatfijld to
take on Sen. Wayne Morse in
1962, this would involve a
substantial risk. For if Hat
field lost to Morse, he would
be out of office because his
first term as governor would
have expired that year. His
career would be hurt badly,
if not fatally.
Running against Neuberger
would offer Hatfield what
the politicians call a "free
Improvement Group
Plans Fund Party
The Union Street Park Im
provement Group will spon
sor a fund-raising party at the
new Union Street park Thurs
day, Aug. 13, from 6:30 to
9 ppjn.
The party is being planned'
to raise funds o complete the
neighborhood p 1 a y g r ound
area. Most of the work done
at the park has been through
voluntary help from the
neighborhood.
Included in "the evening's
events are a hot dog feed, for
which a small fee will be
charger; games and prizes;
and entertainment by Caesar
Muzzioli and Colleen Hope
students. A special event for
the fund raising will be a
cakewalk. Some oak for the
walk have been donated by
the Groceteria'.
Prizes and food have been
donated by local merchants.
The Medford parks and recre
ation department is cooperat
ing with the games.
The new park is located in
the Washington school area
between Hamilton and Plum
sts. at the end of Union st.
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ride." He could remain in the
governor's seat midway
through his first term and,
should he. lose to Neuberger,
go on as governor for another
two years and have ample op
portunity to recover his politi
cal fortunes to run either
against Morse or for reelec
tion. When Hatfield was in Wash
ington in the spring he told
me he thought Neuberger
would draw only nominal op
position from the Republi
cans, becai.se he was too
strong politically to be de
feated. )
But since then, one big fac
tor has changed. Morse has
made it plain to Oregonians
that he does not favor Neu
berger's re-election. Whether
he will actually campaign
against Neuberger is, still up
in the air, depending on who
files against Neuberger. :
But Democrats, realizing
that the party in Oregon is
now more sharply split down
through- the ranks than ever,
think Morse could hurt Neu
berger by getting his loyalists
to stay away from the polls.
. Hatf'eld,' then, might de
feat Neuberger by taking ad
vantage of this situation. As
suming" he "won most of the
Republican vote and that Neu
berger got only part of the
Democratic vote, while some
Democr .ts stayed home, Hat
field could win.
Some Democrats think that
even Rudie Willi elm might
lick Neuberger because of
these same circumstances.
Blasting Neuberger
The oiJy clue they have
that Hatfield might be look
ing in this direction is that
the Republican State Chair
man Peter Gunnar of Salem,
is now touring the state blast
ing Neuberger. They point
out that Gunnar was Hat
field's choice for this job.
No one gives Hatfield much
chance to capture the Repub
lican vice presidential nomi
nation next year, even if Gov.
Nelson Rockefeller is nomi
nated for president and looks
westward 'or e running mate.
Most observers think he
would have to please the
more conservative GOP wing,
probably with someone from
the midwest, but that liberal
Hatfield along with liberal
Rockefeller-two men who got
elected last fall partly by not
mentioning the name of their
party-would be too much for
the old Taf t crowd at the con
vention. But all this national pub
licity is not - hurting Hat
field's fortunes. It might even
afford the kind of momentary
crest that would make a shot
at Neuberger's seat seem
more worth trying than other
wise. ,
Neuberger is not unprepar
ed for Hatfield. He ras let it
be known that he has safely
stowed away taped recordings
of H tfield's Section cam-
pagin radio appeals made in
last fall's gubernatorial con
test. He has indicated to his
friends that he will bring
then out "n t slam bang cm-
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Sunday, Aug. 9. 1959
paigin of matching up Hat
field's promises with his per
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