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MIS Ml JVllU InJiUJ UVU'U IN Mm 9 r :.. -' y i ..A ifi', " U.. ! V'- ;4. ' n 1 V ' ' - V H It f ,i " . ! 1 W - . A jf ; v COFFEE SHOP Owners Harry Stratman (left) and Travis Mitchell check the lunch eon menu at Travis and Harry's Coffee shop which opened today in the Medford Shopping Center. The shop, which has iVOMEN'S FASHIONS Saleswoman Anita Lucas and Manager H. M, JVVCIO HllVt UUUJV1 1 t cntTi nf woman's fashions in. the casual and formal dress including access sportswear department of La in th Medford ShoDDine Center ev Medford Shopping Center Two new stores opened to ay in the Medford Shopping (Center on Jackson st. Opening their doors to the public are La Pointe's,-a wom en's ready-to-wear shop, and fee Travis and Harry's Coffee Shop. Seven stores are now doing business in the Shop ping Center which was first opened in August. The other stores include Sears, Roebuck and company, Safeway, Local Loan com pany, Shopping Center Bar ber Shop and the De-Na Beauty Salon. Dollar Volume of Building Up Here Medford's building dollar volume during the first nine months of 1959 was the sec ond highest in the state and was 132 per cent more than the total for the first, nine months of 1958. . - According to the statistical department of Equitable Sav ings arid Loan association, Portland, Medford's total dur ing the past three months way $5,826,270, bringing the total for the first nine months to. $9,325,179. a - The ' latter total compares to $4,015,295 during the first nine months of 1958. . c Portland was the only city in the state with a higher dollar volume of construc tion. ' Medford's building permit total during September was the highest in the. state, large ly because of the permit for the $5V million Rogue Valley Manor which is under con struction on Barneburg hill. Ashland's dollar volume in construction showed a 73 per cent increase over the first nine months of 1958, the asso ciation said. During the .third quarter this year, Ashland's total was $181,070,' and the total for the first nine months was $850,740, compared to $49",472 during the first nine months of 1958. , Portland -IPT- Jack Sut fin, Gold Beach, wh suffer ed an arm injury in an acci dent at a plywood mill Tues day, was reported in "satis factory" condition by attend ants at Emanuel hospital berc jtodaj , counter facilities for 43 persons, will serve breakfasts, luncheons, and dinners as well as short orders. The two men represent .46 years of experience in the restaurant 'business. Hutchison look Pointe's, new sories and lingerie. x re Mores Upen 'La Pointe's offers a : com plete line of tashions for wom en 'including, sports wear, dresses, coats," suits,: lingerie, accessories, and - after five wear.' A shoe department will open laterr ; Manager" of the store, Har old Hutchison, isr from Klam ath Falls. All of the employ ees, including the six buyers, are; southern . Oregon resi dents and were hired locally, Hutchison said. The merchandise includes a wide range of prices. Architect for the building was Curt Helmstedster of the John Boles 'industrial design firm, San' Francisco. Sior Honrs . Tne store hours will be un til 9 o'clock' tonight. After to day on M p n d a y through Thursday, and Saturdays, the hours will be 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.;t Fridays the shop will open at noon and remain open until 9 p.m. The Coffee shop, owned and operated by Travis Mitchell and Harry Stratman, both of Medford, has counter facili ties for 43 persons. It employs 10 persons and will be open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. The menu will include breakfast, seven plate lunch es, and 10 complete dinners each day in addition to short orders, salads and sandwich Police Find Infant Locked in Parked Car . The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jose Manrubia Mar tinez, whose father has been convicted of grand larceny here, was turned over to the Jackson County welfare de partment yesterday, Medford police said,., and the mother was notified. . , . ' City police said the child was found in a locked parked car in downtown Medford where she had been left un attended. State law specifies that no child under five years old shall be left in a vehicle unattended, officers explain ed. - - . After an officer observed the child crying with a towel pulled up over its head, he unlocked a wing window of the car and he and another officer sat the child up on the front seat. One of the women working at the police station assised officers in removing he child to -the station where it was fed. . i which opened today. The store handles" a -complete line of women's fashions . for . today in es. It also has avaiiaDie oraers of fried chicken to take out from individual . servings ? to larger quantities. The compact kitchen is de signed so two cooks may work simultaneously: r. '' ' Restaurant Experience Mitchell and Stratman have a total of 46 years of restaurant experience between them. . . , The Local Loan company opened this week. The office remains ooen until 8 p.m. on Fridays. Also opening Tuesday was the Shopping Center Barber shop operated by Ken Phil lips. The three-chair shop will be open from 9 until 6 pjn. Tuesday through Saturday. The seventh shop open to customers is the De-Na Beau ty Salon which opened last week. It is open six days a week and Monday evenings. , Expected to open within a week is Columbia Optical eompany. Pay Less Drug store is also planning to open in the near future with Gallen Kamp's Shoe store ready for business sometime ; next month. Sears, Roebuck and com pany and Safeway, which op ened in August, were the first stores to open in the Center which was built by Buttress and McClellan of Los Angeles. An officer said the child had been left in the car for more than 30 minutes that he was sure of, and probably an other lVt hours on Eighth st. between Central ave. and Bartlett st. "If we hadn't found her, she " probably would , have been left there the rest of the afternoon," he said. Mrs. Kay Crowell, juvenile department supervisor, said a petition has been filed by juvenile department officials charging neglect of the child, and a hearing will be held in juvenile court. -Authorities talked to the mother and plan to send the child home with an "adequate baby-sitter." Meanwhile, the child is being cared for in a welfare" department shelter home. Juvenile, department officials said they understood a two-year-old child was left at home unattended all after noon yesterday. Castro Compares Bombings With Pearl Harbor Rally Called To Protest Threats Havana-TOPD-Premier Fidel Castro said-today Cuba had been bombed three times within the past 10 days by planes from the United States and compared the leaflet dropping attack on Havana with ' the " Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Castro called a huge rally for 4 p.m. Monday in Havana to protest what he called the economic and military threats of the United States against U. S. Investigates Allenged Base Use Washington - (UPD - The Slat department said today it is investigating "on an urgent basis" whether U.S. territory was used as a base by planes which dropped anli- Castro leaflets on Ha vana Thursday. his revolutionary government. He said details of the rally would be carried out by the Cuban Confederation of Workers. ' Castro, in a marathon tele vision and radio broadcast that lasted until the early hours today, spoke after a drink-crazed Cuban was ac cused of trying to assassinate him with a knife Thursday afternoon during a general strike. The Cuban, identified as Roberto Salas Hernandez, was captured before he could get near Castro. Castro and Police Chief Maj. Efegenio Alme jeiras escorted him to a police station. He was removed from the " jail to safety when a crowd gathered and threaten ed to lynch him. Throughout his long speech Castro castigated the United States for permitting Florida based planes to '.'bomb", Cuba and asked what would the U.S. reaction be if Canadian planes bombed . automobile plants (JbJtedStaJtes and'the capital city of Wash ington. "Remember Pearl Harbor!" Castro shouted into the micro phone. "What a difference be tween what happened in Ha vana . yesterday (Wednesday night) and the reaction of the United States to the bombing attack at Pearl Harbor." He also reached farther back in history with a cry of "Remember the Maine!" The sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor was an incident which provoked the United States to intervene in Cuba against Spain. Living Costs Climb To Record Heights Washington (UPD Living costs climbed to; an. all-time high in September, the gov ernment reported today. Consumer prices rose for all major group of goods and services except transporta. tion. h: " Food, housing, medical care and personal services all cost more, the report showed. ; The Labor . department's consumer price index rose four-tenths of a point from August to a September level of 125.2. The index is based on a 1947-49 average of prices taken as 100. . Regional Edition . Medford 24 Pages '0' Burned in Football Field At SOC Stadium Four Students Hurt In Incidents Ashland Students from Oregon Technical Institute, Klamath Falls, early this morning burned a large "O" in the : football playing field at Southern Oregon college. Four students, two from each school, were injured and treated at Ashland general hospital as a result of inci dents which still are under in vestigation. One Southern Oregon col lege students, Hiram Fergu son, was hospitalized with a broken nose, college officials said. Jay Mahssey and Ken Taylor, both of OTI, were treated for cut lips and re leased. . Another SOC student, Den Densley, was treated for in juries suffered in an automo bile accident, according to Ashland sources. He was later released. It was believed the accident occurred during a pursuit of the O-burners. College officials said they did not know how Ferguson, Mahassey and Taylor were in jured. No Accident Record Ashland and state police had no record of an automo bile accident, but state police in Medford said they were in formed that an accident re port was being made out in Ashland. Police said their informant told them the accident oc curred about four miles east of Ashland on Highway 66 about 12:20 o'clock this morn ing. -. Unoficial sources today re ported a wrecked foreign car was picked up by an Ashland garagewr4jck,,thisjnorning on Highway 66 near Neil Creek bridge and towed to Medford. One unofficial source identified the vehicle's driver as an SOC student. But exact details as to the time of the accident and whether this was. the one in which Densley- had been injured were not . available. Ashland police requested assistance from state police about 2 o'clock this morning when rumors circulated that OTI students "planned to ig nite the Southern Oregon col lege Homecoming bonfire a night early. However college officials said the fire was not started, and it will be burned tonight as planned. Check Student Cars Early last night, Ashland police notified the Jackson county sheriff's office that OTI students might be in the Ashland area. Sheriffs depu ties checked out several car loads of students, college offi cials said, but found nothing amiss. ' SOC faculty members and students checked the bonfire site several times last night, but found no trouble brewing, officials said. College administrators said they do not yet know all the facts concerning the incidents last ; night, but an investiga tion is under way, to deter mine who is responsible. 1W, TIM Pvllttar PeBliMIM 6a MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1959 eirvoce IF eraiLflsini IFi Hill Rapped for Lack of Effort To Keep Rail Head Morgan Tells of Pressure To Fire ' , Salem (TJPD The State Civ il Service commission Thurs day night upheld the firing of Clifford Ferguson, ex-chief of the rail division of the Public Utility commission. He was fired in September by Commissioner Jonel C. Hill and appealed the case to civil service. After a marathon nine-hour hearing the commission ruled for the dismissal. But it also was critical of Hill for not making more of an effort to retain Ferguson. Not Convinced The commission said "after careful study of the evidence we are unable to find that the dismissal of Mr. Ferguson was not made in good faith and for cause. Accordingly his dismissal by the department is sustained. - V K It . added: "The commission is not convinced that every reasonable effort was made to retain the '- services of this division head who during sev en years service had ' demon strated ability in his field. "It is clear, however, Mr. Ferguson did not comply with the requirements established by his superior." - ; . Said Not Available , . enlarges against Ferguson were that he was not avail able at his office frequently, that he made speeches and is sued news relases without proper authorization, and that he did not adequately brief Commissioner Hill on impor tant cases for the PUC. Former PUC. Commission er Howard Morgan defended Ferguson and stated that pressure was brought to bear on him to fire Ferguson dur ing his term as commissioner. Source of this alleged press ure was not revealed in the hearing, but reports at the time of the firing hinted it came from railroad interests. Hill denied that any pressure had been brought on him to fire Ferguson. ' ; . SP Case Mentioned Important cases about which Hill said Ferguson was "unwilling' 'to brief him fully included a Portland Traction company case and the South ern Pacific abandoning of its Rogue River passenger ser vice in southern Oregon. Hill said Ferguson was not an unable man, but that he "appeared to be unwilling to have the commissioner in formed on rail matters." Ferguson maintained that he had no idea that he was in trouble with his boss until shortly before he was dismiss ed. Hill said he had warned Ferguson . repeatedly to in form him as to, his itinerary, contents of his speeches and other matters before he dis missed him. Singleton Named Transportation Head Salem - (UPD - Public Util ity Commissioner Jonel C. Hill today named James E. Singleton as director of trans portation for the department. - Singleton formerly was su perintendent of motor regula tion in the PUC. He was named acting di rector of transportation after Hill fired Clifford W. Fergu son as rail chief in Septem ber. " ' ' WEATHER FORECAST: Clear tonight, be coming foggy in valleys Satur day morning; otherwise fair Saturday... Mild., temperatures. Low tonight. . High Saturday near 75.- . Temp. Highest Yesterday 71 Lowest this Morning 49 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today. Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset today i 5:18 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:34 a.m. . Moonrise tonight. 10:41 p.m. 'Last Quarter Saturday. MORNING PLANET Venus, low in east at 3:27 a.m., is now about 51,500,000 miles away. Next year at this time it will be found in the evening sky near where Jupiter is now seen. Uplh)DdI BOMB THREAT CHARGED-William Haupt, above, 41-year-old Portland appliance repairman, is charged with threaten ing to bomb the Meier and Frank department store in Port land if he was not paid $10,000. He is being held under $50,000 bail on an extortion charge. -(UPI Telephoto) Ashland Boy To Be Arraigned in Court On C harqe of Rape The 16-year-old Ashland boy whose case recently stir red a controversy between ther state board of control and two - circuit judges here was scheduled for arraignment this afternoon on a charge of rape. The youth was returned to Jacckson county Thursday after the board at its Tues day meeting remanded him to juvenile court here. He was lodged in county jail. ... j- Reeder said the youth would be arraigned in district court. He had been originally charged with rape - last Au gust, but Circuit Judge James M. Main left the charge "pend ing and committed him as a juvenile v delinquent to Mac-Laren,- School ' for Boys? in stead. " .; ' ; ' ' Asked By Board ? v The youth's. return here was asked of -the board by Mac Laren v Superintendent "Amos E. Reed, who described him as "incorrigible," The board, in what what criticized as a violation of the constitutional separation of executive and judicial powers, asked the court here for "assurance" that the youth would be brought to trial if returned. Reeder, adding his critical remarks to those of Judge 40 Forest Fires Reported by FS A 'total of 40 forest fires, 32 of them man-caused, oc curred on the Rogue River National Forest during the 1959 season, according to C. E. Brown, forest supervisor. Eight of the fires resulted from lightning. Within the national forest, 845 acres were blackened by fire, most of it in the Ashland area fire early in August, Brown said. Other fires were held to small areas by fire fighting crews, he added. Only one fire "was caused by a logging' operation this season, and it was contained within a quarter-acre and ex tinguished within a few min utes. .' "This is a remarkable, rec ord considering the extremely dry conditions that prevailed in forested areas this year," Brown said. ' He expressed his apprecia tion for the cooperation re ceived from other public and private fire prevention organ izations, logging companies, stockmen and recreationists in keping fire losses to a min imum. ji , Price 10 Cents TRIBUNE No. 179 Main and Judge Edward C. Kelly, called the actions by Reed and the board "ridicu lous and irresponsible." "I had thought it was quite obvious," he said, "that Mac Laren was created by the Leg islature as an institution for boys who were " incorrigible and badly in need of rehabili tation. . ; "Are we," he continued, "going to have to prosecute incorrigible juveniles as adults because. MacLaren and the board of control are, re luctant to assume and fulfill their responsibilities?" Reeder said the situation raised "quite a few questions as to his (the boy's) constitu tional rights." He mentioned the right to a speedy trial as one. ' Van Doren Denies 'False Answers' New York-OJPD-District At torney Frank Hogan said to day that Charles Van Doren has admitted he gave incor rect answers to the district attorney's office when ques tioned as to whether he had received quest:ons or answers while winning $129,000 on the television quiz show "Twenty One." But Van Doren immediate ly denied that he had made any admission of "false an swers' to the district attor ney's office. "I have not said I gave false answers," Van Doren told reporters when informed at Columbia university of Hogan's statement to news men. Salem - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield and Oklahoma Gov. J. Howard Edmundson will be co-panelists on "Meet the Press" TV program Sunday evening. Morse Not Candidate But Would Put Up Fight Salem -(UPD Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) said Thursday night he did not want to be Oregon's favorite son candi date for President but that be would put up a good fight if nominated. ' Morse said favorite son pe titions have put him in an "embarrassing position." He said his decision on whether or not to run would be made "in a few weeks." Gary Neal, Salem, organ Three Survivors Found; Wreckage Uf'J.l'' f - 11 J YYiueiy xaiierea Widespread Search Made for Fourth Man Portland-OIPD-The fourtk airman aboard two Oregn National Guard jet fighter planes which collided near Mt. Hood was found alive today, the Portland Air bas reported. Maj. Roy A. Sef- . ton, 42, was reported ! have suffered a broken ley. Portland -(UPD-Two Oregoa Air National Guard jet fight ers collided in the air near towering Mt. Hood Thursday night but three of the four men aboard the aircraft were found alive today. A widespread search was underway for the fourth, Maj. Roy A. Sef ton of Oswe go, Ore., the radar observer ' on one of the planes. First Lt. Jack D. Raybura,. Portland, pilot of one of the two planes, was found alive at 8:20 a.m. (pst). Shortly aft erward the radar observer on his plane, 1st Lt. Carson E. McDowell, Portland, was found. Searchers then locat ed 2nd Lt. Winfred C. Vinton, i-oruana, me otner pilot, about 9:05 a.m. Found Near Dufur s Rayborn and McDowell were located m the Hood river area and Vinton about' 11 miles west of Dufur, Ore. Hood River is north and Dufur is east of 11.345-foot Mt. Hood. An Air Force spokesman said both Rayborn and Mc Dowell were in "good shape." Vinton's condition 'was not immediately known. All were taken to a Hood River, Ore., hospital. A spokesman at the Port land Air Force base, where the F89H Scorpion fighters are based, said "we won't know until after we talk to them just what happened." Wreckage Found v It was believed the airmen parachuted after the collision wiiiic uii a 1 uuLiiitr training mission. . .. Chunks of wreckage were found scattered over a wide area in Brooks meadow about 20 miles south of Hood River. Rayborn was found near, the meadow. An air base spokesman said earlier chances of survival were "slim." He said the jets were flying between 25,000 and 30,000 feet. Ground parties started out at dawn to search for survi vors and the wreckage. Fog and low clouds hampered the search planes and helicopters. Hunter Home After Overnight in Woods Ashland - Larry E. Deer- ing, 23, of 299 Diane St., Ash land, who was reported lost in the Green Springs summit area while deer hunting last night, was taken home this morning . by personnel from the state department of for estry, according to state po lice. Deering was apparently in good health, they said. Dering told authorities that when it became dark last night he decided to remain where he was because he did not want to take a chance of injuring a "trick knee" at night. He was reported lost when he failed to meet his wife, who was to meet him at the Greeij Springs summit late yesterday afternoon. At daylight today, Deering started walking along the Hi att lake rd., whre he wasQ picked up by a logger and later turned over to the state department of forestry search party. State police said they had one man in the area all night, and the Jackson county sher iff's office this morning was organizing a search party. ized the drive to put Morse on the ballot. "I appreciate the motive but I think it's a mistake," Morse said. Earlier, in Portland, Morse told a Deemocratic women's meeting that "if the Demo cratic party again nominates Adlai Stevenson, I'll fight for" him all over the country." He said he was not going to commit himself to anyone in advance of the convention but "there is no substitute for brains in public life." 't
