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Newspaper Page Textfed mm Mifigntiiiii 1 Price 10c Medford 36 Pages Rocket Streaks Down Atlantic In Test Flight Missile Fired From Below Deck Cape Canaveral, Fla. -flJTO-A converted merchant ship fired a Polaris test rocket suc cessfully near the banks of the missile test center here today in the first launching of the submarine missile at sea. The 28-foot rocket was shot about 70 feet above the ship's deck from a compressed air tube. Then at the crucial in stant, its first stage engine ig nited and the rocket streaked down tht Atlantic missile range. Major Step Forward It was a major step for ward in development of the Polaris which is scheduled to become operational by fall of I960. The first submarine launching is planned for early 1960. The two-stage, solid fuel rocket was fired from a tube below the deck of the Obser vation Island, a former mer chant marine vessel specially modified for Polaris test fir ing. - . . Cruising east at about five knots, the Observation Island was about seven miles from the southeast bank of Cape Canaveral when the Polaris was launched. Only one telemetry ship and two Air Force picket ships were in the area when the rocket vaulted from the "pop gun" launcher near the stern. Maximum Height The rocket reached its max imum height in the pop-up launching about 1.5 seconds later and seemed to buck lightly when its first stage engine roared into life, cov ering the ship's fantail with a column of white smoke. About 60 seconds after the first stage ignition the lower section's motor cut off and the second stage ignited and continued southeast for about another minute of powered flight. The entire operation seemed to follow the plan perfectly. Gunnar to Attend Medford Luncheon Peter Gunnar, Republican state chairman, will be in Medford tomorrow, Friday, for a luncheon with members of the Jackson county Repub lican .executive board and members of the finance com mittee. Plan3 will be discussed for the 1960 election, according to Don Stathos, chairman of the county Republican Cen tral committee. Gunnar has been touring the state stressing the im portance of the Republican party starting its work now for a 1960 victory, Stathos said. He also has been stress ing the necessity of the party to present able and aggressive candidates who will deserve and get the support of voters in both parties. ' Puwi MdssdU Porter Goes To Court . To Seek China Passport Washington - IUTO - Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) went to court today in his ef forts to obtain a passport to visit Red China. Porter filed suit in United States District court for an in junction to compel Secretary of State Christian Herter to permit him , to travel to the Far East country. Application Rejected Porter had formally applied last June for permission to travel to Red China but it was denied. He was advised two days ago no further adminis trative remedies were open to him. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1959 Fireside .'JOT- 60 Business Firms Plan Participation In Second More than 60 Medford busi- ness firms plan to participate in Medford's second Business- Education Day on Thursday, Sept. 10, according to Don McNeil, manager of the Med ford Chamber of Commerce The participating firms have requested teacher guests in numbers running from three to 20. Requests so far have totaled 397 teachers. Adjustment in guest assign ments are now being made through the school superin tendent's office in cooperation with the chamber's education committee, headed by Howard Boyd "Business - Education Day", McNeil said, "is a two way street to understanding be tween business people and those on the teaching staff. The first phase, on Sept. 10, provides an opportunity for firm executives to explain to teachers some of the prob lems faced by business today in a competitive economy. Guests of Business "Teachers, as guests of busi ness firms, are conducted rh a plant tour of the production or service firm and during the afternoon at a roundtable with firm executives have the opportunity to discuss em ployment and training proce dures; marketing problems; government controls, taxa tion, net profits; and what the business contributes to com- Second Election on Consolidation Slated . The second election on con solidation of Phoenix and Tal ent school districts has been scheduled for Sept. 16. A petition requesting the second election was approved at a meet Aug. 25 of the Jack son county school district re organization committee which in turn referred it to the boundary board. Porter said 41 American newsmen have been given permission to travel in that country, "I'm not against newsmen going; I'm all for that, but the State Depart ment has no right to allow newsmen to go, and then tell a congressman he can't do the same thing," he said. Plans Far East Trip Porter said he -planned a trip to the Far East this fall with visits to Japan, the Phil ippines, Formosa and Hong Kong and that he wanted to add Red China to the list. He expects to leave about Nov. 1. Chat B-E Day munity life such as taxes, health programs, support of chatable f 0UP.S and other problems." he said "The second phase is a re turr visit later in the fall in which business executives be come guests of the teaching staff in Medford schools. Busi ness leaders learn the prob lems faced in running one of the finest school systems in Oregon. They learn something about community investment in school facilities; teaching abilities; curriculum; and pro gramming "Reaction from both teach ers and business people as a result of Medford's first B-E Day last year were excellent. It would appear that we can even do a better job this year," McNeil said, i CP Police Report Theft of Guns Central Point -City police here today investigated a bur glary last night at Gleason's Sporting . Goods, 237 East Pine st., in which two guns were taken. Meanwhile, Police Chief Wallace Bowen said, the re ported theft of a $615 electric generator from and R and M Construction company truck last Friday night turned out to be false. The Gleason burglary ap peared to be the work of ama teurs, Bowen said. He identic fied the weapons taken as a .32 Iver Johnson and a .357 Magnum. The R and M generator fell from a truck onto the lawn of Raymond Turrell at Oak and Amy sts., Bowen said. Turrell reported it Wednesday after reading of its theft," he ex plained. Arms Shipments To Laos Due Immediately " Washington -UPD- Emergen cy arms and equipment will be airlifted immediately to Laos to help repulse spread ing Communist guerilla at tacks, U. S. officials said to day. WEATHER FORECAST: ParUy cloudy to night and Friday. Low tonight 54. High Friday SO. Temp. Highest Yesterday 89 Lowest this Morning 53 Our Skiei Tonight Sunset today S:5C p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:31 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 12:24 a.m. New Moon : Sept. 2 Last night the Moon was seen between the stars, Elnata and Aldebaran. Tonight - it rides high between Elnath and Betel geuse and is a bit nearer El nath, the dimmer of the two stars. 54th Year Tribune No. 131 SBA Declared Incompetent To Administer Act Set-Aside Program Termed Unworkable Portland 0PD The Small Business Administration today was termed incompetent to administer the "set-aside" program for disposal of fed eral timber to small operators. Hugh Jones, Eugene, pres ident of the Western Forests Industry association, termed the law unworkable and asked that its administration be set aside pending further legis lative clarification. Many in Jeopardy He said interlocking owner ships are common among small Oregon timber opera tors and- that this would put many of them in jeopardy of criminal liability if they bid for timber set aside for small businesses. He accused the SBA of not consulting with people in the industry before formulation of its regulations and that since SBA has had no exper ience in timber disposal it was not competent to manage such a program. Also Gels Support The so - called set - aside amendment which reserves government timber sales for exclusive bidding by "small business" operators received both criticism and support at the first day of : a two-day hearing Wednesday. Francis Thomas, logging manager for the Tygh Valley Lumber company, called the amendment "class legisla tion." Joe M. Crahane of Moun tain Fir Lumber Co., Inde pendence, called the amend ment "the rottenest piece of legislation we ever had to contend with." Program Supported But M. A. Sprague, Cave Junction, supported the pro gram and said standards for a "small business" operator should be reduced to 50 em ployees. He said there were more small logging operators in the Illinois Valley than can be supported on availa ble timber. A statement by Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) was read into the record. It said he spon sored the set-aside amend ment because small business men had indicated to him it would be helpful. Evidence presented at the hearing, the statement said, would be giv en a "great deal of weight" in deciding the future of the pro gram. id To Be Opened For Voting Booths The county court expects to open one bid this afternoon or tomorow morning for 100 new voting booths to be used in the primary election next year. Bidding closed yesterday at 4 p.m. with only one bid, from a Los Angeles firm, sub mitted. The court' delayed opening it because Commis sioner Ralph James was out of town. The now booths will bring the number in the county to 884, according to County Clerlr. Marvin Madden. Mad den said the booths are dis tributed among 104 precincts in the county at election time. Specifications for the new booths call for stainless metal frames with canvas covers, Madden said, who indicated the county may destroy some old wooden booths that are irreparable. Eisenhower Orders Test Ban Extension Washington -fllPI- President Eisenhower has ordered a two-month extension of the U. S. ban on nuclear weapons testing. BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE (Firil Game) San Francisco 2 7 2 Philadelphia 7 12 0 MeCormick, G. Jones (6), Fisher (6), Byerly (8) and Schmidt, Hegan (7); Owens and Lonnelf. ' f ' f t R.F.COOK Clear Choice for Voters Silverion Man Seeks Seat Held By Neuberger Salem-IUPfl-R. F. Cook, Sil verton farmer, said today he is a candidate for the Repub lican nomination for the U. S. Senate. The seat is now held by Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, a Democrat. v Cook, long active in Marion county politics, was an unsuc cessful candidate for nomina tion to Congress in the 1956 primaries and for state repre sentative from Marion "county in the 1958 Republican pri mary. Clear Choice for Voter Cook said he wanted to make sure there was a "true conservative" on the ticket, "My candidacy will, give the voter, a clear choice be tween one who favors big government, big spending and big taxes-to one who opposes these things and urges a dras tic reduction in spending and taxing and expansion of gov ernment, he said. Cook is the second Republi can to announce .. his candi dacy. George Altvater of Port land recently said he would seek the nomination. $136,939 Sought From Estate A suit asking $136,939.89 was filed Wednesday in cir cuit court against the estate of the late I. D. Phipps by Rodney A. Richards, executor of the estate of the late Gladys Irene Bond. The complaint alleges that Gladys Bond, who died June 13, 1959, performed personal services for Dr. Phipps from June, 1943, until March, 1959. The services are claimed to have included the care and nursing of Dr. Phipps' sister, keeping house for him and handling the business affairs, caring for his livestock, and caring for and nursing Dr. Phipps. The complaint charges that the value of such services was $138,408, and that of this amount $1,468.11 has been paid. The suit asks the re mainder, $136,939.89. Dr. Phipps died on March 22, 1959. The administrators of his estate are Dolph E. and Mary E. Phipps. Welcome Stockade Becoming Known The welcome stockade at Siskiyou summit is becoming a landmark, stockade officials reported today! An Air Force truck carry ing a Bormarc missile from an Air Force base at San Ber nadino, Calif., made advance arrangements to be met there Wednesday by personnel from Roseburg to take the missile north. It was reported that the anti-missile missile, about 28 feet long and 4 feet in diame ter, is part of an Air Force exhibit at the southern Ore gon fair which opened today in Roseburg. Total registration at the stockade was 16,512 as of Wednesday evening, it was reported. Among the persons to stop there this week were three persons from Paris, France, and the Willis Walker family of Lima, Peru, who are valley visitors of the A. J. Dahls, 425 South Groveland it., Medford. People of Berlin To Be Protected, President Says Eisenhower Talks With Adenauer London - (IPD - President Eisenhower arrived in Bri tain today and received an other tiumphant welcome. He flew here from Germany. Bonn, Germany -TOPD-Presi- dent Eisenhower reaffirmed today that the United States seeks an end to "the tragic division of Germany:" He promised that until then the U. S. and its allies will pro tect the freedom and welfare of the people of Berlin. Eisenhower's renewed pledge came in a joint com munique -with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer that wound up the President's 23-hour visit to the West German cap ital. The statement outlined the common policies of Wash ington and Bonn. The communique spoke of the "close ties between the two countries," and said that "the mutual cooperation of both their countries within the Atlantic alliance . . . will . . . continue to be one of the pillars of the foreign poli cies of the two countries." Holds Press Conference The 'communique was is sued after a press conference in which the President made these major points: -He believes his planned exchange of visits with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev may help break the cold war ice jam. -He deplored "bomb ratt ling" in world diplomacy. -He said It would be a "grave mistake" to hold a summit conference unless the West is fully confident that some real progress can be achieved, and he would not attend a summit meeting that would amount to a propagan da mill. -He hoped his present mis sion to Europe will pave the way for better relations with Russia. " (Continued on Page 10) Pollution Study Still on Schedule, Manager Reports Medford's participation in the joint city-state air pollu tion study here is on schedule, City Manager Robert A. Duff said today. Duff, in a prepared state ment, denied reports of delays in collecting and forwarding samples. He also stated that the impending change in per sonnel will have no effect on the study's progress. The city's new air pollu tion specialist will be Robert L. Kelsch, 2125 Crestbrook rd., Duff announced. Meanwhile, Medford Mayor John W. Snider reported that both air and stream pollution are to be agenda items at a meeting of city officials of Jackson county in Central Point, Sept. 24. Draws No Comment The request by City Coun cilman Robert Van Sickle, WardxIII, that the city take the initiative and draw up an air pollution abatement ordi nance for consideration by the council Oct. 1, drew no offi cial comment. The preparation of ordi nances for council action nor mally follows a request by several members at a council meeting. Van Sickle, who wrote the letter, reported yes terday on his own initiative, today urged interested resi dents to get in touch with their own council representa tives. "No delay in forwarding air study samples collected by City of Medford officials has o c c u r r e d," Duff stated. "Changes in City of Medford personnel will not effect the progress or continuity of the air sampling duties assumed by the City of Medford." . Kelsch replaces Don Kent both as city printer and air pollution study specialist. Kent's resignation becomes effective tomorrow. Kelsch, 31, had been employed pre viously at Journal Print shop, 70? South Grape st. Southeastern Mexico Rocked by Earthquake Mexico City-OJPB-Southeast-ern Mexico today began dig ging out from under the wreckage of a violent earth quake that left at least 10 dead and hundreds injured. Authorities feared the death toll would soar as rescue teams carried on the grim search through collapsed homes and buildingi. HOLDS TROPHY Marthanne Goodwin, Jackson county 4-H club member, holds the trophy vfor which she will be .competing Friday evening in the 4-H style revue at the first annual 4-H and FFA awards banquet at the Medford armory. Surround ing her are other rotating trophies which will be presented to members who com- Public Set on A public hearing will be held by the Jackson County Planning commission Sept. 23 on a prepared new interim zoning ordinance. The ordinance is designed mainly to prevent further ex cavations for fill dirt along the new Highway 99 freeway. It would affect the main popu lated areas on the Rogue Ri ver valley floor, extending north to the Jackson-Josephine county line and a few miles south of Ashland. . It would be effective for three years or until a-permanent county-wide zoning ordinance could be voted on by the public. Following the motion for a public hearing last night, the planning commission decided to have the district attorney's office study the proposed or dinance for legality at the same time the county court is considering it for approval. Against Holes These .steps and the special planning commission meeting last night are aimed at quick ly establishing an ordinance which would zone against highway contractors' crews digging large holes along the freeway and leaving them. One such excavation for fill dirt has been made in the Central Point area. The pro posed ordinance is called USF 99 CIZ ordinance (U. S. High way Freeway 99 County In terim Zoning ordinance.) Edwin Gebhard, Central Point, planning commission president, explained if the or dinance is found illegal the commission can send a motion to the county court suggesting amending or rejecting it. All areas already having interim zoning or zoning districts would be exempt from the ordinance's provisions if it be comes effective, according to the motion approving the or dinance. - ' This would include the Col ver rd. area near Phoenix which has an interim zonmg ordinance now pending before the county court. The district attorney's office has ruled it legal. Regulate , SDecifically, the ordinance is to "designate, regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings, structures and land for residence, agricul tural, and other purposes." Also, it is to regulate and limit the height and duik 01 buildings and structures and to regulate and determine the size of yards and otner open spaces and their shape and area. Dave Lowry, Phoenix plan ning commissioner, objected that the ordinance section re quiring building permits for all new construction ana en largements would place too great a load on tne planning commission office. Commissioner Bob Boyer, Medford , attorney, said un doubtedly the planning com mission office would quickly need much more personnel as the permit requests' started coming in. He suggested a ro tating committee from the commission could process the permits at first. Medford has required per mits for all original construc tion and additions for years, Boyer pointed out. Building additions, -not original con- Hearing Zoning struction have caused difficul- ties, he added. The ordinance also contains sections specifying regulations for single-family dwelling areas, agricultural lands and provides for non-conforming uses. The non-conforming uses section permits a building to remain if it is existing when the ordinance becomes effec tive even if its use violates the ordinance. The building may be changed to another non conforming use with approval of the commission. The same applies if use of a building conflicts with a new amend ment. Any enlargement of such a building must be done by permit from the planning commission. A public hearing will be held by the planning commis sion on building uses in a dist rict if they conflict with the ordinance but are considered necessary for "public conven ience or welfare" and are in harmony with the purpose of the master plan. This provi sion would - include schools, governmental buildings, li braries, museums, public utili ties, hospitals and sani tariums. Variances from the ordi nance provisions controlling property uses are permitted following a public hearing Need For Ordinance Need for a strong interim zoning ordinance was pointed up last night by a letter from the" Lane county planning commission read by Gebhard. Heintz Construction company had ignored a ruling of the Lane county planning commis sion and board of county com missioners and started to re move gravel from land zoned for agricultural purposes while working on the new Highway 99 freeway, accord ing to the letter. , Frank Reid, Lane county circuit court judge, removed a restraining order against the construction company and in a verbal statement said that land used for agricultural pur pose does not fall under the jurisdiction of laws applying to county zoning and plan ning. Agricultural lands can be used for any purpose, he said. A trial on this issue is set in three weeks. Mean while, the damage has been completed, the letter stated. Oregon Shippers May Expect Boxcar Shortage Salem - Shippers in Oregon may expect a "tight car situ ation" for the next two months, Public Utilities Com missioner Jonel C. Hill said today. Some shortages are now be ing encountered along South ern Pacific company lines in Oregon. "At this time, various crops are being moved to market throughout the U. S., Hill stated. " "This means the probability of future insufficient boxcar supply." He said Paul Miller, man ager of the closed car section of the Association of Ameri can Railroads has assured R. J. Hogue, Medford lumber man and chairman of Gov. Mark Hatfield's emergency peted in the recent county fair. The ban quet, being sponsored by the Jackson County Young Farmers club and the Fair board, starts at 6:30 p.m. The style revue and awards program follows. Miss Goodwin, who is wearing a dress she made, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Good win, 837 Marshal ave., Medford. Russian Premier Warns Germany: 'Don't Rock Boat' Moscow-flJPD-Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev has fired off another warning to West Germany about Soviet military might but he said East-West relations may be at an historic turning point. The letter was sent to West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer Aug. 19 but was not published in the Soviet press until today. 'Don't Rock Boat' In the main it appeared to be telling Adenauer not to rock the boat; that big things could come of the forthcom ing meetings between Presi dent Eisenhower and Khru shchev if Adenauer did not interfere. Publication coincided with ing meeting between Eisen hower and Adenauer in Bonn today. The Soviet premier accused the West German - govern ment of being more interested in arming the West German army with nuclear and missile weapons than with reunifica tion of East and West Ger many. Can't Equal Power He warned Adenauer that not even the combined mili tary might of the West could equal the power of the Soviet bloc. Tass news agency said Khrushchev did not say this for "the purpose of intimida tion" but rather to tell Ade nauer that war would be "tantamount to suicide and the destruction" of West Ger many. 1 Engineers Verify Hearing Postponement The district engineer of the Army Corps of Engineers has verified the postponement of the public hearing here on the Rogue River basin project. The 60-day postponement , was made at the request of the Rogue Basin Flood Con trol and Water Resources as sociation and fishery and conservation interests, the no- tice stated. PATCH MAIN STREET State highway department crews today were patching downtown Main st. in Med ford. Restriping to change the street from four lanes west bound to three was completed yesterday. transportation committee, that cars "on the way" to Southern Pacific to serve Oregon ship pers. Hill said he was hopeful the Labor Day week end would allow cars now en route to this area to be stored for use during future extended pe riods. "If we get enough of a back log of boxcars," he stated, "a shortage may be only tem porary." . Hogue indicated that ship ers should load cars to full capacity in .all instances in the interest of full car utili zation so that the effects of a shortage may be minimized. The PUC staff acts as sec retariat for the governor's emergency transportation committee.