Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 21, 1959, Image 1

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Union Appeals To
Sfteekoirkeirs irdeired lock
T; Jb fee Py IPeirbd
Halt Enforcement
9 Of Judge's Act
Public Health,
fety Imperiled .
, e Pittsburgh - (UPD - a federal
judge today ordered ithe na
tion's 500,000 striking steel-
Workers to return to their
jobs for 80 days under the
Taft-Hartley Act The United
Steelworkers Union appealed
to block enforcement of the
rder.
oft U.S. District Judge Herbert
"9. Sorg, 47, an Eisenhower
appointee, , agreed with the
President that the 99 - day
strike imperiled the nation.
Sorg handed down the back
to work ruling after a three
hour meeting of union and in
dustry attorneys on the ques
tion of retroactivity. Eisen
hower, through the Justice
Department, asked Judge
Sorg Tuesday for the injunc
tion. .
Sorg said he signed the pe
tition because he found the
steel strike to be "inimicable
to the public health and safe
ty." He. said he agreed to
Eisenhower's request "in or
der that further negotiations
may go on while the basic
needs of the country are being
tflled."
The judge -asked the attor
neys if they had anything to
say.
Arthur J. Goldberg, chief
- counsel for the union, said
the USW "objects and ac
cepts" the injunction.
Goldberg began to explain
. his appeal motion but .Judge
Sorg interrupted him to say
that he had already contacted
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Austin Staley in the
same building and that Staley
"is ready to wait upon you."
Second Intervention .
. It was the second time in
history that the government
intervened directly in a na
tionwide steel strike. In 1952,
President Truman .seized the
' mills under what he termed
the implied powers of the
presidency, but the U.S. Su
preme Court ruled his act un
constitutional. '
; Although Judge Sorg order
ed the strikers back to work,
Jhey are free to continue-the
walkout after 80 days. -."
Public Hearing Set
On Farm Labor Law
One in a series of 11 re-
gional public hearings on a
preliminary draft of the
health code required by Ore
gons' new farm migrant la
bar law will be held in Med
ford Nov. 17, the state, board
Ot health has announced.
2 The hearing will be held in
the5 Jackson county court
house auditorium.
; The proposed code lists
health requirements for farm
labor camps and fields on wa
ter supply, toilet and hand
washing facilities, refuse dis
posal, rodent and insect con
trol, shelter, food service,' and
the control of communicable
disease or illness.
- Time will be made avail
able at the hearings, the
health board said, for grow
ers and other interested per
sons to be heard on provis
ions of the health code.
The farm : migrant -labor
act was enacted by the, 1959
legislature. It will not be
come fully operative, howev
er, until final acceptance of
the health code and employ
ment of staff, the board of
health said.
Death Comes
Of Texas Quintuplets
San Antonio, Tex. - (0PB.
last of the Hannan quintup
lets, a one -pound, 11 -ounce
girl that could fit comfortably
in an adult's hand, died today
after an 18 hour and nine
minute fight for survival.
None Named
The quintuplets were all
girls and none lived long
enough to be named. The one
that lived the longest, was
"Baby D," so called because
he was the fourth to be born.
Their pretty blonde mother,
MEDFORDmJTRIBUNE
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IKE ON VACATION President Eiseahow- Augusta, Ga.,
.er seems to be returning the
of his plane guardsman as
President
For
Augusta Golf Club
Augusta, Ga. - (UPD - Presi
dent Eisenhower flew to his
Georgia vacation retreat to
day, seeking five or six days
of golf and rest to shake the
last trace of a cold," and was
greeted by leaden skies and a
driving rain. """" ;
The presidential plane land
ed at Bush Field here after a
two-hour and 21-minute flight
from the nation's capital.
Heads For Collage
The President headed di
rectly for his cottage on the
grounds of the Augusta Na
tional Golf club.
Although Eisenhower's ar
rival weather . was not en
couraging, the forecast for the
Augusta area ' called for the
rain to let up Thursday night
or Friday with a week end of
mild weather' and sunshine.
Temperatures were expected
to be in the middle 60s and
low 70s over the week end.
The President's departure
from Washington for a golf-
Klamath Girl SOC
Homecoming Queen
Ashland-flJPD - An 18-year-old
blue-eyed blonde from
Klamath Falls, Charlene Fin
chum, today was named home
coming queen of Southern
Oregon college.
Miss Finchum, a sophomore
and a secretarial major, is
19 and stands five feet, eight
inches tall.
To Last
Mrs. -Charles G. Hanna - 27,
and her husband,' a 29-year-old
Air Force navigator, were
grief stricken. '...
'God's Will' - ;
They said it was "God's
will" and asked to be allowed
to retire from the turmoil in
to which becoming the par
ents of quintuplets had thrust
them.
The babies, the 47th record
ed quintuplets were born
three months prematurely
Tuesday within 12 minutes.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21,
snappy salute The President
he landed at rain.
at
ing rest was delayed about
half an hour for conclusion of
a . meeting with, top military
and .civilian advisers on han
dling of the nation's space
programs, which has again
broken into open controversy.
Busy Morning -"
Eisenhower, left f the capital
after : a busy morning during
which he conferred with Sec
retary of State Christian A.
Herter, presumably about the
upcoming summit conference,
and -discussed the nation's
space programs with finan
cial, military and civilian ad
visers. Physicians Group
Wilis Damage Suit
Rogue Valley Physicians
service this week won its
suit for $21,613.38 against
Ralph and Rosemary Slaten,
Gold Hill. . i
: Judge James M. Main heard
closing arguments Monday,
and awarded the plaintiff the
full damages asked.
He also granted the plain
tiff s request that a mortgage
on the- Slaten's property be
foreclosed in order to help
pay the damages. He said he
would direct the county sher
iff to sell the property.
Mrs. Slaten last year plead
ed guilty to a charge , of em
bezzling $12,000 from the
physicians service. She was
given a two-year sentence, but
was released after a shorter
period.
Frohnmayer, Lowry, Hog
and Deatherage represented
the plaintiff; Day and Court
right were the . defendant's
counsel. . -. ' '
Neuberger Accepts.
Cancer Speech Offer
Portland (UPD Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) has
accepted an American Cancer
Society offer to sneak at - a
banquet in Madison Square
Garden next April honoring
the originator of the famed
"Pap" test to detect cancer in
the cervix in women, Dr.
George H. Papanicolaou.
Z3
today for a short vacation,
was greeted by a drizzling
(UPI Telephoto)
De Gaulle Balks
On Timing for
Summit Meeting
Washington (UPD French
President . Charles de Gaulle
balked today on going along
' with the western allies on the
timing of a summit meeting.
While President Eisenhower
and British Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan are urging
the summit meeting be held
in December, the French gov
ernment issued a Cabinet an
nouncement today declaring
the "best chance" for the East
West conclave would be next
spring:
Views Seen Reflected..
The French statement was
issued after De Gaulle met
with his Cabinet and un
doubtedly reflected the
French leader's views.
State Department Press Of
ficer. Lincoln White said the
department would have no
official comment on De
Gaulle's move. He also said
he knew nothing about a re
port from France that Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev
had accepted an invitation by
De Gaulle to visit France
early next year.
Khrushchev has declared
his willingness to go to the
summit any time.
Ike Orders Space
Team Transferred
Augusta, Ga. - .JPD - Presi
dent Eisenhower today order
ed the transfer of the Army's
space team headed by Werh
ner von Braun to the civilian
National . Aeronautics and
Space Administration to "best
serve the national interests."
The shift of the big Army
ballistic agency will be sub
mitted to Congress as a re
organization plan in January.
But Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty said today "pro
cedures and mechanics" in
volved in the, transfer would
be undertaken immediately.
Asked if the President's aci
tion"takes the Army out of
the space field," Hagerty said,
"Yes."
Price 10
1959
Board Remands
Ashland Boy To
Juvenile Court
Action Follows
Letter by Kelly
Salem - (UPD - The State
Board of Control has signed
papers remanding a 16-year-old
Ashland youth to the Jack
son county juvenile court.
The youth had been at Mac
Laren school for boys.
Last week Circuit Judge Ed
ward C. Kelly of Medf ord
criticized the Board of Con-'
trol in connection with the
youth's case. The Board earl
ier had criticized the courts
of both Jackson and Clacka
mas counties and declared the
boy was too tough for Mac
Laren. Should Have Investigated
Jude Kelly told the Board
it should have formally in
vestigated the matter instead
of "resorting to hearsay" from
MacLaren.
The Board of Control sign
ed the papers remanding the
boy Tuesday. "
The Board also instructed
William Ryan, Board secre
tary, to send a copy of the
MacLaren. case report to
Judge Kelly.
The youth had veen sent to
MacLaren Aug. 22 and later
escaped after which he was
arrested in Clackamas county..
es
Mishap-Free Year
The Central Point plant of
the Gulf Red Cedar division
of Great Western Producers,
Inc., New York, completed an
entire year's operation with
out ah industrial lost-time in
jury of any sort Oct. 13, the
Western Pine association has
announced.
With an average employ
ment of 34 men working an
average of 1,900 hours each
during the year, Gulf Red
Cedar recorded a total of 64,
500 man hours of work with
out a single lost-time acci
dent. - . ,
The record was cited as
outstanding in the industry
wide safety promotion pro
gram launched by the Western
Pine association three years
ago.
Plant manager at Gulf Red
Cedar is Bernard Parent, who
was a member, of the South
ern Oregon district. ' safety
committee of the association
during its first two years. Jack
Campbell is assistant man
ager, and Glenn Kelley is
plant superintendent.
Gulf Red Cedar company,
which had plants in Central
Point and Stockton, Calif.,
with headquarters in Rich
mond, Va., was taken over by
Great Western Producers,
Inc., earlier this year. The
company now is a division of
the New York corporation.
Mill Complet
By Any Other Name . . .
Cents
No. 177
Kennedy looking
For Some Votes';
Predicts Victory
Plans Will Be
Told in January
Portland -(UPD- Sen. John
F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) conced
ed Tuesday night that he was
out here "looking for some
votes as well as helping the
Democrats raise money."
But the youthful appearing
senator still said he was not
yet a candidate for next year's
Democratic presidential nom
ination. He said again he
would announce his plans in
January.
Kennedy was winding up a
busy twe-day visit to Salem
and the Portland area today
At a breakfast meeting of
the Democratic Round Table
here today, Kennedy predict
ed a victory for his party next
year but said the going .would
not be easy.
He said the potential for an
overwhelming victory "is
there . and this state looks
like it will lead the parade.'
But he warned against taking
victory for granted. -"Let
us recall that our na
tional ticket in 1956 carried
only seven states and lost 41.
Let us remember that our na
tional ticket has not carried a
single northern state since
1948," he said.
Wanii More Classrooms
Tuesday night Kennedy
called for classrooms, more
teachers and better trained
teachers. He said there were
50,000 teachers on the job dur
ing the past year who "had no
adequate training for that
job."
Kennedy, who is of Cath
olic faith, was asked how he
felt about separation of the
church and state. He replied,
"I think it is the only way
that church and state can
function in their -respective
areas Christ came out for it,
although not specifically on
method, -when' ne said: 'Ren
der unto Caesar that which is
Caesar's and unto God that
which is God's'."
A Real Debate ; '
He made a humorous obser
vation about differences be
tween himself and Sen. Wayne
Morse (D-Ore.) "Someone has,
suggested that Senator Morse
and I be nominated, and then
the country could hear a real
debate on the issues without
ever tuning in on the Repub
licans." -
Expected Boom
In Economy Out
Washington-(UPD - The eco
nomic boom anticipated for
the last three months of this
year is out the window. Gov
ernment officials blame the
steel strike.
The boom had been expect
ed to whittle unemployment
to the lowest level in two
years. Offiicals also had hoped
it would produce enough tax
revenue to keep the federal
budget in the black.
But the narrow budget sur
plus of $95 million predicted
for the current year now is
in grave danger of turning
into deficit and unemploy
ment is expected to remain
above 3 million because .of
the 99-day steel walkout.
yrwit its. Th Prtifnr MUM Ca
St uai HeDttMia
hessman Ita
Stay iff Execution
GETS STAY The Supreme Court today granted an eighth
stay of execution to Caryl Chessman, convicted kidnap
rapist, so he can bring his 10th appeal to the high tribunal.
Chessman was to have been executed Friday. Here he an
swers questions at a press conference upon receiving word
of the court's action. (UPI Telephoto)
Kennedy's Position
'Lousy Morse
Corvaiiis -(UPD Sen. Wayne
Morse (D-Ore.), observing his
59th birthday here Tuesday
night, told Benton county
Democrats that as for the pos
sibility of Sen. John Kennedy
(D-Mass.) as a, 1960 presiden
tial nominee, "his position is
so lousy, I just can't supporjU
it.'
Morse said another Demo
crat ne wouldn t support is
Sen. Hubert Humphrey CD
Minn.). Lists Possibilities I
He numbered among those
he "could" back for the 1960
Democratic presidential nomi
nation Adlai Stevenson, Rep
Chester Bowles (D-Conn.),
New Jersey Gov. Robert Mey
ner and California Gov. Ed
mund Brown.
T Verbal sparks flew between
Morse and Sen. Kennedy upon
Kennedy's arrival in Oregon
Tuesday for a two-day visit.
The Oregon senator criticized
Kennedy earlier for his part
in the new labor law and Ken
nedy said Morse's attack .sur
prised him because Morse
made it a "personal matter."
Sites Considered
For New Hospital
, Ashland - At . least seven
sites are under consideration
by the Ashland city council's
hospital advisory committee
as possible locations for a
new general hospital here.
The committee has issued
an invitation to Ashland resi
dents to submit written rec
ommendations for possible
sites. ,
Ashland voters last week
approved a $350,000 bond is
sue to help finance construc
tion of a new hospital.
Arnold Bauder, chairman
of the advisory, committee,
said the . group would wel
come suggestions for possible
sites, but pointed out that
sites should have a minimum
of five acres.
The committee recommend
ed that - the firm Roald,
Schmeer and Harrington of
Portland be retained as ar
chitects. ; E. H. Singmaster,
committee member,, said the
Portland firm has helped the
local committee and that it
has been architect for more
than 15 hospitals which nave
been constructed in the state
in the past several years.
WEATHER
FORECAST: A few clearing
periods and a few showers to
night. Rain again Thursday. Low
tonight 48. High Thursday 60-62.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 66
Lowest this Morning 46
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 09
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 5:21 p.m.
"Sunrise tomorrow 6:32 a.m.
The Moon rises 8:58 pjn.
tonight and rides high.
Last Quarter Saturday
PROMINENT STAR
Fomalhaut, due south at - 9:04
p.m., is one of the furthest south
of the brighter stars that can
be seen here. It is above the
horizon less than 7 hours out
of each 24 in this laUtudc.
rats
: Morse also told his audi
ence of about 150 here that
his own , Democratic party,
which controlled the last ses
sion of Congress, compiled a
sad record." i
He asked, "What happened
to the 1956 campaign pledges
of, the party?" He singled out
for criticism the Congress' at
titude toward housing, civil
rights, education and tax re
form.
Sees Federal Sales Tax
Of tax reform, he declared
that "we shifted the load from
those who can pay to those
who can t."
"Watch for a movement,"
he said, "within the Demo
cratic party for a federal sales
tax." The ground work of it,
he said, was the gas tax in
crease. " ,
Halloween Sign
Program Slated
' The annual Halloween pro
gram to protect the ill and
aged from unnecessary dis
turbance has been announced
by Hedrick and McLotighlin
Junior High schools.
Signs reading "sick persons:
please do not disturb" will be
distributed by students for
those who desire them. Re
quests for signs must be sub
mitted by 4 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 28, program officials
said. ' i N
Residents in the Hedrick
district who need the service
may call SPring 2-7186, and
those living in the McLough
lin district may telephone
SPring 3-4513.
The program for Hedrick is
being sponsored by the Hive
club, which includes Jim Bell,
Todd Jones, Darryl Stockton,
Roy Shaw, David Doty, Laur
en Iverson, Jim Woods, Allen
House, Bill Corbin, Jerry Ol
son, Gibb Mitchell, Gary Grif
fin, Bill Buettner, Martin
Davis, and Mike Callan. ,
The Lettermen are sponsor
ing the program for McLough
lin. President Mike Neatham
er appointed Jim Stiger chair
man of a committee in charge.
Others on the committee in
clude Jim Titus, Doug Farns
worth, Dick Deffley, Pete
Hinman and Don Coltrane.
Snider Vice
Of Oregon Cities League
Portland-(UPD-Mayor Loren
D. McKinley, 39, Tillamook,
today was named as presi
dent of the League of Ore
gon Cities, succeeding Edward
Harms Jr., mayor of Spring
field. John Snider of Medford
was named vice president at
the closing session of the
League's annual convention.
Corvaiiis City Manager
John Porter was reelected
treasurer.
'Thank You' Only
Remark Made on
News of Decision
Convict Shows
No Surprise '
San Quentin. Calif. - flJPD-
Caryl Chessman received
news of his stay of execution
by the U.S. Supreme Court
today with icy composure.
"Thank you," was all that
he said to correctional Set
C. Gilbert when the of
ficer relayed the word to
Chessman in San Ouentin's
death row. In Washineton.
the Supreme Court had an
nounced its action at 8:08 am.
(p.s.t.).
No Emotion
Chessman showed no emo
tion and did not seem sur
prised that his 11 years and
five months under death sen
tence were to be prolonged.
Last July 10 the black-haired,
lean-faced convict-author
told United Press Internation
al that he believed he would
win a stay of execution.
Word of the stav came to
Chessman 50 hours before he
had been scheduled to pntr
the San Quentin gas chamber
at 10 ajn. Fridav.
Court Asked For Stay
His attorney, George T.
Davis, asked Supreme Court
Justice William O. Douelaa
last Friday for the stay. Doug
las referred the petition to the
entire court which acted to
day to permit Chessman to
bring his 10th appeal tox the
high tribunal.
' Chief Justice Earl Warren,
who as former governor of
California denied clemency o
Chessman, did not participate
in the decision.
The stay may mean up to
two more years of life for
Chessman even-if the final
decision goes against him,
Davis said. 'f - .
Sentenced in 1948
' Even if the court rejects the
new appeal, Davis said, the
necessary legal procedures,
including the setting of a new
execution day, are likely to
consume nearly a year. If the
Supreme Court decides to
hold a hearing in the mm it
might be two years before
decision is reached, he said.
Chessman received two
death sentences in 1948 after
being convicted on 17 counts
of robbery, kidnap, rape and
perversion. Tne fact that no
murder was involved and the
length of his fight to escape
the death chamber has
brought worldwide appeals to
spare his life.
Ashland Man Shot
Accidentally in Leg 0
Ashland Robert Franklin
Shuck, 21,' of 1210 Ashland
Mine rd., Ashland, was get
ting double-barreled treat
ment at Ashland General hos-
pital today for a back in- n
jury and for a gunshot wound
in his-right leg.
Shuck, according to Ash
land police, wat. on his way
to the hospital to have his
back treated, when the acci
dent involving the gun oc
curred. Hospital attendants to
day reported he was "getting
along satisfactorily."
Police related that Shuck
was driving his wife yester-Q
day evening to her parent's
home, where she was to say
during his hospital visit. On
the seat between them were
his shaving articles, some
food, her purse and his hol
stered .22 single-action re
volver. -
The Shucks didn't knoM' it
was loaded, police said. When o
the couple reached their desti- 0
nation and she was picking up
the articles from the seat, the
gun discharged through its
holster, the bullet causing a
flesh wound in Shuck's right
calf, according to the feporto
Police said the ravolver was
mechanically defective.
President
New members of the board -
of directors are Mel Gardner,
Forest Grove city manager,
and Harms.
Reelected to the board
were Mayors R. F. Bonesteele,
Salem; W. L. Jackson, Baker; 0
Richard McRae, Prineville;
R. J. Maeyaert, Coquille;
Leigh Price, Milton-Freewa-
ter; Terry Schrunk, Portland,
and Lawrence Slater, Kla
math Falls.
(See story on page 11)
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