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IS mm taps , - i Mfis Ope rati m Mir I ir s ODD Cosft off LivDimg Up; Another Record Set Consumer Buying Power Reduced by 1.5 Per Cent Fourth Straight Month of Increase Washington-(UPD-The govern ment reported today that the cost of living rose fractionally in July to reach an all-time high. Higher prices were report ed by the Labor Department in nearly all areas of the con sumer spending. The increase, plus a decline in spendable earnings, reduced consumer buying power by approximate ly 1.5 per cent. Automat.'? Increases Due However, more than one million worktrs with contracts tied to the cost of living will receive automatic wage in creases. Generally these will amount to about two cents an hour. It was the fourth straight monthly increase in the con sumer price index. It stood at 124.9 per cent of the 1947 49 average, at the end of July. This is 0.8 per cent above a year previous and means it costs $12.49 to buy today as much as $10 did in the 1947-49 period. - Predict August Decline The department said the in crease actually was less than the usual seasonal jump re corded between June and July. A spokesman predicted the report for August prob ably will show a decline. Biggest factor in the in crease in July was an 18.5 per cent advance in egg prices. This was twice the usual rise for this time of year. Seasonal increases in the prices of meat and poultry more than offset declines in the prices of fresh fruit andi vegetables. ! Tax Increase Cited Hersey Riley, chief of the department's price branch, said increases in local taxes going into effect July 1 ac counted for about one quar ter of the increase. One of the most significant declines, the department said, was the 0.7 per cent drop in selling prices of new cars. Another major downturn in p-ices involved a 0.5 per cent drop in gasoline prices. Three Injured in Accident in City Three persons one a 9- year-old child-received minor injuries in a two-car accident at Stewart ave. and Plum st. Thursday afternoon, Medford police reported". Police said Donna Jo Child reth, 16, of 2231 Orchard Home dr., the driver of one vehicle, received numerous cuts and a swollen right arm, and the driver of the other car, Olinda Rose Igo, 42, of 1346 Dixie lane, suffered an injured right knee and a cut over the left eye. . Gloria Jean Igo, 9, a pass enger in the Igo vehicle, suf fered small cuts and swelling on her forehead, police said. All three refused medical attention at the scene, police reported. No citations were issued. i London-flJPD-Sir Jacob Ep stein, one of the world's great est and most controversial sculptors, died this, week in his London home, it was learn ed todays He was 79. Albany Contractor Dies In Newport Plane Crash Newport, Ore. -(UPD A light private plane plunged into a residential district three miles south of here Thursday, kill ing Jack Draper, 39, promi nent Albany home builder. The falling plane narrowly missed a home as it ploughed into the ground in the Surf land residential area. Fire Extinguishes Fire Ironically, water spraying from a main ruptured by the impact extinguished a fire which- broke out in the wreckage. The plane hit the ground less than 50 feet from the home of Jerva Feld, a New port hospital nurse. 'He's Not Running, That He Was egiT-?5MSV Council Approves Plans for Jackson St. Swimming Pool Approval of plans and speci fications for the West Jackson st. swimming pool and a call for bids on the project were voted unanimously by the Medford city council Thurs day night. City Manager Robert A. Duff explained that bids would be asked both on the bathhouse and swimming pool alone and on an adjacent div ing tank. City officials believe that funds now on hand are suf ficient for constructing the bathhouse and pool. - " Several councilmen have expressed an interest in hav ing the diving tank built at the same time, since among other things a considerable saving in cost could be1 ef fected. Agree to Funds The council agreed at its June 18 meeting to try raising the additional funds for the diving tank, estimated at $15, 000, from private sources. So far, no successes have been reported. "Apparently." Duff com mented last night, "we haven't accomplished some of the things we were going to do in the way of raising additional funds. The council's apparent po sition now is to call for bids on the whole project in hopes that if a low enough figure is received it may prove possible to raise enough money subse quently to make up the dif ference. Postpone Action The councilmen postponed action on plans and specifica tions for extending Fourth st east from North Riverside ave. across Bear creek to East Jackson st. pending further study. Duff explained there was no immediate need for ap proval, Officials Called To Drowning Report The coroner's and sher iff's offices and Ashland police were called to the home of Gail Brewer Jr.. 1400 Ashland Mine rd. early this afternoon to in vestigate the reported . drowning of a 2-year-old boy. Draper's body was thrown from the wreckage. Occurred During Fog The crash occurred during a heavy fog. Draper was re turning to Albany after a vis it to his family at their sum mer home near Newport. Draper is survived by his widow, .Barbara, and six chil dren. Draper was a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schmidt, Oceanside. Calif., who were in Newberg attending a fam ily gathering at the time of the accident. The Schmidts spend their summers at a cab in at Squaw lakes and are former residents of Medford. Mrs. Draper is the former Barbara Schmidt. Exactly I'd just Say Going Like '60" A Plans and specifications were approved for paving streets and installing a sani tary sewer in Brookhurst sub division unit No. 2. Roy P Wilkes, subdivider, is to bear the cost of the improvements. The council also accepted as completed projects the Eastover terrace-Hillcrest rd. sanitary sewer and the paving of East Jackson st. from Biddle rd. to Genessee st. Action on an offer of an abandoned quarry site on Old Military rd. from the Jackson county court was postponed. Duff reported that the prop erty would have no significant value for the city. The ques tion of liability for any acci dents on the property, which reportedly includes a 30-foot ledge, was also discussed. Smaller Streams Hold Own in Rain Yesterday's rain had little effect on irrigation district wa ter supplies but did enable the smaller streams to "hold their own," D. C. Hendrix, Jackson county watermaster, sai 1 today. The big Applegate river in creased in water flow from 28 cubic feet per second to 40 cubic feet per second. All wa ter usesrs there with water rights are still pumping. Those pumping from the smaller streams have not been cut back further as they would have been without yesterday's rain, Hendrix said. Yesterday's rain did lessen the demand somewhat on irri gation supplies in the various districts but did not have much effect on the over-all picture,, Hendrix said. Space Capsule Eludes Searchers Vandenberg AFB, Calif. -(UPD-Ships searched a 10,000 square mile area of the Paci fic today in America's latest attempt to recover a space capsule, but there was little hope the instrument - filled package would be found. The 300-pound, 27 by 33 inch capsule was successfully ejected from Discoverer VI satellite Thursday, but ships and planes waiting for the re covrey failed to sight it or hear its radio signals. "Therefore it is unlikely that the capsule will be re covered although the search will be continued . . ." said the Defense department in Washington. It was the second failure in six days at recovering a space capsule from orbit, and the third time in the Discoverer series this year. letter To Norblad Threatens Defeat Portland - -(UPD - Rep. Wal ter Norblad (R-Ore.) was re ported today to have received a letter from a top labor leader threatening to work to defeat him at the polls next year because of his vote on the labor reform bill. Gov. Hatfield's Office, Gunnar Deny'Lavishness' State-Financed Trip Also Denied Salem - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield's office and GOP State Chairman Peter Gunnar both denied charges today that the governor's expenses were on a "lavish scale" or that the governor's recent trip to Puerto Rico was "state fi nanced." The hassle started when Gunnar charged Sen. Richard Neuberger (D-Ore.) with hav ing a hefty payroll. Neuberg er's administrative assistant, Lloyd Tupling, replied by at tacking Hatfield's expenses, including his trip to the gov ernor's conference in Puerto Rico. Graphic Evidence Gunnar said "the most re cent barrage from the Neu berger propaganda machine gives the people of Oregon graphic evidence of the terror Sen. Neuberger feels as he considers facing the voters in 1960 with his record of irre sponsibility." Travis Cross, the governor's press secretary, commented: "Tupling has been tippling the nectar of negativism again. He went gunning for Gunnar but some of his shots have gone astray." The governor's office said the National Guard airplane which took Hatfield, his wife, and their party from here to Miami, Fla., was on a "routine flying mission." Own Way Paid Cross said two reporters aboard paid their own way or had it paid by two Port land newspapers. He said Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Alfred Rintz also paid their own way. Hintz is adjutant general of the Oregon Guard. Cross said travel by Mrs. Hatfield was authorized by the National Guard Bureau and that the governor's secre tary, Leolyn Barnett, was. au thorized to travel as staff. He said the governor's state policeman-chauffeur traveled as a security officer which many governors took, with them 4e the Caribbean area. Criticized for Cars Tupling also criticized Hat field for his two cars. The governor's office re plied that use of state cars was cheaper than paying mileage for use of private vehicles. Gunnar said the story from Neuberger's office was "pa tently ridiculous considering his (Neuberger's) $22,500 sena torial salary and the untold royalties which he makes moonlighting in his free lance writing business." Ashland Firm Low Bidder on Pickup Jim Busch Ford Sales, Ash land, yesterday was awarded the contract for county pur chase of a four-wheel drive pickup truck, according to the Jackson county court. The Ashland company was lowest bidder at $2,450 for the six-cylinder, half-ton ve hicle. Other bidders were Med ford Motors at $3,135.52, Par sons Motors at $2,810, and Crater Lake Motors at $2, 600.57. Money for the truck was included in this fiscal year's budget, County Commissioner Ralph James said. The truck is to be used by the Soil Con servation Service for drilling test holes. Administration Seeks Teachers' Housing The Medford public schools administration has announced that it is seeking moderately priced housing for incoming teachers, who are expected to begin arriving in the next two weeks. Individuals having housing available are asked to call the Medford Public School office, SP 3-3683. The school administration urges community cooperation in meeting the housing need. WEATHER Forecast: Party cloudy through Saturday. Mild temperatures. Low tonight 50. High Saturday 80. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 61 Lowest This Morning 54 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 04 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:05 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ' 5:25 a.m. Moonrise tonight 8:45 p.m. Last Quarter Aug. 2fi Jupiter, the largest planet, seen in the southwest at moonrise to night, continues to move east ward among the stars. Its mo tion is more noticeable than that of more distant Saturn. Price 10c Medford 20 Pages Bomb Scare Sends Firemen, Police To Sears Store Call Received at 8:45 Last Night A telephoned bomb threat -apparently a hoax-sent Med ford police and firemen rush ing to the new Sears, Roe buck and Company store in the Medford Shopping Center on East Jackson st. last night. The call was received at the Medford central fire sta tion at 8:45 p.m., just 15 min utes before the department store, which opened yester day, was to close for the night. Police allowed shoppers to file out at closing time. Then, with firemen and store em ployees participating, the en tire store was searched "from top to bottom, side to side," police reported. They found nothing. And at 11:15 p.m., when the bomb if there was one was suppos ed to go off, nothing hap pened. Newman Haskell Caster, the fireman who1 received the threat, quoted the anonymous caller as saying, "There will be a bomb go off in Sears in two-and-a-half hours." Caster said the voice was a man's. About 9:15 p.m., 10 fire men with two pumpers were sent to the scene. The fire trucks stood by until after midnight. The search of the store was called off at 10:45 p.m., po lice said. At that time, the building was evacuated. The emergency crews and Sears officials reportedly stay ed in the area until 1 a.m From then until 8 a.m., an off-duty Medford policeman working as a security, guard for Sears continued to patrol the area. ... Police Chief - Charles - P. Champlin today said he could not say for certain whether the incident was a hoax. He said all such reports must be taken seriously. Hawaii Officially Becomes State Washington (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower proclaimed Hawaii a state today and un furled a new 50-star flag for the nation. The President's proclama tion bringing the Pacific islands territory into the union and the unveiling of the new flag took place at formal White House ceremo nies. It marked the second time this year that Eisenhower has welcomed a new state. He proclamied Alaska a state Jan. 3 in similar ceremonies. Today's proclamation gave statehood status to 585,000 Hawaiians in the island clus ter which lies 2,400 miles from the West coast. Phoenix Festival Plans To Be Aired Phoenix-The Phoenix Fall Festival plans will be dis cussed during a meeting of the Phoenix Community club at 8 p.m., Monday in the clubhouse, according to Allen Harris, community club presi dent. The board of governors and all residents have been asked to attend, Harris said. Gen eral business will be "on the agenda and tentative recrea tion programs will be dis cussed also, the club presi dent said. New 50-Star Flag Unveiled by Ike At Ceremonies Washington (UPD A new 50-star U.S. flag was unveiled today by Presi dent Eisenhower. It carries five rows of six stars al ternating wilh four rows of five stars on the field of blue. The White House said the new design met with the President's personal ap proval. Design of the new flag was disclosed as President Eisenhower signed a procla mation admitting Hawaii into the union as the 50th stale. , The new flag will not be come the official flag of the United Stales until next July 4. The present 49-slar flag was first flown last July 4. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1959 PRIZE LEGHORN - Carolyn Tiegs, Talent 4-H club member, is shown above with one of the hens that helped her win top honors, in the poultry division at the 4-H and FFA Delivery Canal To Be Shut Down Between Seasons A measure which will pre vent loss of deer in Howard Prairie delivery canal be tween the end of this irriga tion season and the start of next has been announced by the bureau of reclamation. Water, flow through the canal, a part of the Talent division reclamation project, will be cut off during that pe riod, the bureau's Rogue basin project-office at Camp White reported. Members of the Jackson County chapter of the Izaak Walton league, in a resolution adopted last week, noted con siderable deer loss in the 17V4-mile canal this summer and asked that corrective measures be taken. Walton ians requested that the fed eral government furnish suf ficient funds and use them for this purpose. They suggest a concrete slab cover for the canal or fencing with bridges in proper places. Season Ends Sept. 15 Talent district's irrigation season ends on Sept. 15 and the new season begins in April, 1960. Shutdown of the canal is in connection with enlargement of Emigrant dam and reservoir. The bureau said that a big migration of the Green Springs migratory black tail deer herd should have an almost dry canal to cross. Limited turn-ons for power plant testing are anti cipated and there may be "some water but very little" in the canal between the two seasons, it was reported. This fall's shutdown, how ever, will provide only tem porary protection to the deer herd. The canal runs from Howard Prairie dam to Keene Creek diversion dam. No shutdown is planned between the 1960 and 1961 irrigation seasons since water from the canal, will be used for power generation and then will flow on as additional storage for Emigrant reser voir. . ' Waltonians termed the canal, which has ramps and slab crossings, "an almost im passable barrier" and a "death trap" to deer. A report this morning maintained that the canal had claimed some 50 deer. Four Wristwatches Reported Missing Four wristwatches worth a total of $169.35 were taken Thursday morning from Dell's jewelry store, 123 West Main st., according to Medford police. . Police said they were in formed by Delbert LeRoy Hain, proprietor, that the watches were taken while he was in the rear of the store. The watches were described as two man's wristwatches, worth $45 each, and two lady's wristwatches, worth $29.75 and $49.59, respectively. Portland - (UPD Attendance at the Oregon Centennial Thursday was 11,126, bringing the total to date to 964,864. fill fair this week. She was named champion showman and grand champion poultry exhibitor. Kiwanis Fair Gets Started; 4-H, FFA Auction Is Tonight The Kiwanis sponsored j Jackson County Fair opened last night at the Medford armory while the 4-H, FFA fair, being held just north of the armory, continued in full swing. Almost 1,000 people attend ed the opening of the Kiwanis county fair, Manager Russ Jamison said, and attendance is expected to increase as the four-day affair.moves into, the week end Highlight of today's events at the Jackson county 4-H and FFA fair will be the livestock auction scheduled for 7:30 o'clock tonight. The top . livestock in this week fair events will be sold at public auction. Included in the sale will be 118 head Jf sheep, 80 ' hogs, 70 head of cattle, one pen of six roasters and the champion rabbit. Bill Bray of Midway Auction Yard will be auctioneer. Last night's activities in the Kiwanis fair included a welcome- to the fair by Pat Rush ton (Miss Jackson County) and a host of exhibits, demonstra tions and contests. Unofficial Host The shaggy dog, unofficial host of the children's events, stole the show and demon strated his artistic tempera ment only once when he mis took the balloon-breaking con test for gunfire. Larry Horton, chairman of exhibits, said that there were more entries in all depart ments this year than last. A special Oregon wildflower ex hibit has been insured for a reported $10,000 because of the rare plants on display. Today's activities included an air salute by planes from Kingsley Air Force base, Klamath Falls, scheduled to fly over the area shortly after 1 p.m. Ohio's walking grandmoth er, Mrs. Emma Gatewood, ran into scheduling difficulty on her flight this morning from North Bend but she was still expected to appear at the fair at 8 o'clock tonight. Dog Owned by Ashland Girl Wins First Obedience Contest at 4-H, FFA Fair Young dogs that someday may lead the blind were put through their paces Thursday in an obedience test at the Jackson county 4-H, FFA fair here. The test, first of its kind at . the fair, was held under conditions as difficult as the canines were ever likely to encounter. The dogs are being trained by young tutors in Jackson county as a 4-H project. After living with families here for several months and mastering the fundamentals of obedi ence, the dogs are returned before they are a year old to Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, Calif. Advance Training There, they receive four months of rigorous advance training before active duty as new "eyes" for sightless persons. 54th Year Tribune No. 124 A special sky diving ex hibition is scheduled for 6:30 o'clock tonight, to be followed by a program presented by Morton Gossett, Eagle Point, president of the Southern Ore gon Sky Divers club, and other club members. Stage Entertainment Exhibits and displays con tinue tonight and stage enter tainment is scheduled. Breeding sheep judging and dairy judging started at o'clock this morning in the 4-H,. FFA fair. Sheep show manship was set for 1 o clock this afternoon, and dairy judg ing was to continue into the afternoon. Dairy showmanship starts out tomorrow s events at 9 a.m. followed by a tractor driving contest at 2:30 p.m. All exhibits will be released at .6 p.m. Woman Threatened With Bodily Harm A woman whose letters on behalf of air pollution abate ment have appeared recently in the Mail Tribune communi cations column today received a telephone call threatening her with bodily harm, Med ford police reported. Police said Mrs. Leonard Matheus, 1124 West 10th st., received the call about 11:40 a.m. The anonymous male caller, according to4he report, first asked her if she was the woman who had been writing about smudge. Then, the investigating patrolman continued, the caller said "if she didn't knock it off he and a couple of other guys were out to get her." They threatened to harm her physically, the patrolman said. Salem-flJPD-A bumper crop of Douglas fir cones is expect ed in Oregon this year, ac cording to the State Forestry Department. Cora, a German shepherd trained by Cathy. Grimm, Ashland, won first prize in the event. Second was Zaun dra, a Chesapeake Bay re triever trained by Nyla Mur ray, Medford. The third place dog, a Golden retriever, was trained by Sharon Roderick, Ashland; the fourth, a German shep herd, by Janet Issi, Medford; the fifth, a Golden retriever handled by Bobby De Boer, Ashland; the sixth, a Golden retriever trained by Betty de Place, Medford. The seventh dog participat ing was a German shepherd handled by Denny Retter, Ashland. All seven young sters are members of the Sis Q Guide Dog 4-H club. Test Competition Thursday's competition in cluded tests of walking at various paces, turning, stop State-Financed Trip With 10 To Puerto Rico Noted Attack Result of Gunnar's Charges Washington (UPD - Sen. Richard L. Neuberger's top assistant today referred to the lavish scale of Governor Hatfield's personal operation as governor" in answer to Re publican attacks on Neu berger's $100,000 office pay roll and magazine earnings. Lloyd Tupling, former Pa cific Northwest newspaper man who is Neuberger's ad ministrative assistant, said he and the senator regretted having to comment on charges leveled at Neuberger recently by State Republican Chair man Peter Gunnar. No Quarrel We have no quarrel with Governor Hatfield's extensive perquisites, such as his state financed junket with 10 other people, including Mrs. Hat field and his chauffeur, to Puerto Rico," Tupling said. But if Governor Hatfield's close political intimate, Mr. Gunnar. wants to make an issue of such irrelevancies as Senator Neuberger's payroll, then we are fully prepared to discuss the lavish scale of Governor Hatfield's personal operation as Governor," he added. Regrets Bringing Up Tupling said that while Mrs. Hatfield flew to Puerto Rico at state expense for the recent governors conference. Mrs. Neuberger's trips with the senator "are to no such sumptuous island tourist re sort and they are paid for put of Neubergers' own pocket." Tupling pointed out that Neuberger's payroll is autho rized by law "and he has never spent one penny more than the law allows." He said that "indeed, Senator Neu berger actually has returned some $34,000 of payroll to the Treasury since he entered 'office." Pays for Own Cars The senator's aide said that while Hatfield has two state cars and a state police chauf feur at his disposal, Neu berger "must pay out of his own pocket" for the 1954 six cylinder Ford he drives in Washington and the 1953 Buick he drives in Oregon. Tupling admitted that Hat field's' cars and chauffeur are authorized by state law. "Senator Neuberger and I regret having to call these matters to public attention, but we do so only because the Republican State chair man for the past three months has harped away at equal ir relevancies about Senator Neuberger," Tupling said. Mr. Gunnar is described the press as Mark Hat field's choice for GOP state chairman. Does Governor Hatfield approve of his tactics?" Medford Man Lodged In County Jail Joseph Anthony Christopher King, 36, of 328 North River side ave., was arrested Thurs day and lodged in Jackson county jail on a charge of forgery, Medford police re ported. Police said King was ar rested in connection with sign ing and passing a U. S. gov ernment check for $55 pay able to Leland R. Newton, also of the same address. San Francisco - (UPD - The Crocker-Anglo National B a n k's Market and Jones branch here was robbed for the second time this week at 12:50 p.m. today. It was the 24th bank holdup in San Fran cisco this year. ping, and ' sitting and lying down for extended periods while handlers stood away. Mrs. Caryl Gibbs of Med ford, a well-known figure in local canine obedience circles, judged the seven entrants. She paid special attention to steadiness, concentration, in telligence and alertness. Distractions were numer ous. The other half of the ex hibit barn was filled and re filled with waves of bleating sheep. The aroma of sizzling hamburgers drifted into the barn from the refreshment stand across the roadway. The dogs had to walk on sawdust reeking with myriad odors. The canines all were in fine physical shape and showed they were far from dunces. Their successful maneuvers represented many hours of training by their patient tutors. r
