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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.