Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 29, 1959, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text& fo) fo) Jti LTQ57 JV Mrs TP Regional Edition MEDF0RDa 32 Pages Letters Sent To Allies Proposing Big Three Parley Paris Confirmed As Talk Location London -(UPD- French Presi dent Charles de Gaulle has sent letters to his allies pro posing Dec. 19 as the date for a western summit meeting in Paris, informed sources re ported' today. The word from Paris came shortly after British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd told Parliament here that a west ern summit meeting probably would be held in mid-Decem ber, v ' The Paris sources said they understood de Gaulle sent the letters Wednesday to Presi dent Eisenhower, British Prime Minister Harold Mac- millan and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer Follows NATO Meeting No replies have been re ceived. The date for the western summit session had been pin pointed earlier by French Foreign Minister SM a u r i c e Couve de Murville, in a state ment which informed sources said he made to the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee. The Dec. 19 proposal meant : that the western ; summit would follow immediately after the Dec. 15-17 meeting In Paris of the NATO Council of Ministers. v In Washington, U.S. sources reported that while mid-December is still an accurate forecast for the timing of the western meeting, no definite date has been selected. They confirmed that Paris would be the site. ' "It now looks as if the date for a western summit meet ing most likely to suit all gov ernments will be some time in the middle of December," Lloyd told the House of Com mons. -. . "As for the date of the full summit meeting, we still con sider that it should be held as soon as practicable. It is not only the convenience of the Soviet government of Mr. Ni kita Khrushchev, "It may be a very risky thing to say in the field of foreign affairs, but I do think we are making progress at last in getting this ; program - of meetings fixed up." McMinnville (UPD A new Linfield Research Institute building, Linke Hall, will be dedicated Saturday.. , M Id Wants Due. II BALLOONS RELEASED-Medford Mayor than 50 cities John Snider is shown above as he released balloons this morning at Hawthorne park, as part of a nation-wide effort to point up the 11th annual Cleaner Air Week now in progress. Each of the balloons carry tags bearing a Cincinnati address, and finders re asked to mail the tags so ths perform ance tabulations can be made for the more MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1959 Goblins Take Notice Naughty Spii iritis (Given Warning Against Salem -(UPD - Naughty spirits who might have it in mind to soap a few windows this Halloween got a warn ing from Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton today. While there is no specific . state law against soaping windows Thornton - s a i d that any bit of mischief that amounts to defacing prop erty is severely frowned upon. .'-v: i ; -;; . The attorney g e n e r a 1 gave his approval to such school or church stpnsored activities as collecting funds for the United Na tions annual appeal for aid to underprivileged c h i 1 -dren. . : : . . Laws Passed He warned, however, that state law forbids anyone to-. falsely represent or pretend to be obtaining money for a charitable cause. .. , Oregon's lawmakers may have done their share of swiping pumpkins in their youth, and don't mean, to be a killjoys now, the attorney general allowed. But the fact remains, he said, that they've passed a lot of laws that do mean to eliminate vandalism on All Hallows ( eve or any other time, for that matter. Even the ghosts or witch es wh o a r e traditionally supposed to frolic in grave yards at midnight had bet ter be careful, because there are state laws against dis turbing the dead, toppling gravestones, or otherwise being a nuisance in ceme teries. , !'r In ancient Anglo-Saxon Ashand Lights Off About 30 Minutes Ashland - Electric service of the Ashland City Light de partment was off about 30 minutes Thursday when a jumper from a line near the California Oregon Power company sub -station burned but. City Superintendent E. C. Biegel said city crews repair ed the jumper in about 30 minutes. Helping Mayor jahr, adtainistrative assistant for the city of Medford, center, and Robert Kelsch, city employee assigned to air pollution duties. The balloons, which could travel several hundred miles, headed in a southerly direc tion. ' ' ' " '" ' - " " '.v :- Franks times, cemeteries were call ' ed "God's Acre" and were held to be sacred, hence not a proper place for fun and games. Today, stiff punish ment may await those who aren't duly' respectful of contemporary mores re garding the deceased. Even more antique prohibitions against even mentioning the names of the departed, however, are no longer en forced. - .v.'-.o - Besides grave markers,1 there are a great many spe cific objects protected by state law from damage or defacing including: build ings, crops, : fences, gates, hedges, machinery, monu ments, motor vehicles, shrubbery and signposts, Thornton said. . . ; ; 'Rumbling' Said i Fain! Sonic Boom A faint "rumbling'' -noise iifthe Rogue valley about 11 o'clock this morning probably was caused by high-flying jet planes, local sources indicated. Federal Aviation agency personnel at the control tower at-Medford airport said jet planes were in the vicinity, flying about 30,000 feet, about the time. ' . Residents from various sec tions of the valley reported the "rumbling" resembled an earthquake, since doors rat tled. - One resident reported what may be described as an "after boom," a rumble which lasted a few seconds. Personnel at the Air Force reserve office here said such "after booms", are typical of high - flying planes breaking the sound barrier. A plane flying lower creates a sharper sonic boom, Air Force per sonnel said. , The boom this morning was duller than many sonic booms heard in this area earlier. Earlier this year, Air Force officials at Kingsley base m Klamath Falls said such booms probably would be more frequent since the base now houses a fighter-interceptor squadron. , - - participating in the tests Snider above are Gil Gut- Price 1 0 Cents Tribune No. 184 Castro To Assign Supervisors at Power Supply Site Havana Blackout Reason for Action Havana-IUPD-The Fidel Cas tro government announced to day it would name engineer ing supervisors to oversee the electric power supply in Ha vana where the second mys terious power failure in six weeks blacked out the city most of the night. The blackout in Havana and the neighboring towns of Marianao, Regla and Guana bacoa came at 1:50 a.m. dur ing a meeting of the Cabinet with President Osvaldo Dor- ticos. Many of the ministers traveled with Dorticos to the Tallapiedro power, plant to investigate." It was later reported that the breakage of a cable caused the trouble. The blackout which lasted until 4 a.m. shut down international cable lines, delayed morning news papers and caused some radio stations 'to go off the air. Newspaper reports on the first major power failure six week ago said the failure was caused by sabotage. Castro condemned- the reports and said they were rumors spread bjvntiastroelemettts He said that break came on the million-to-one chance of an engineer throwing the wrong switch. ' ', . Communications Minister Enrique Oltuski told newsmen today the power company had done nothing to avoid such incidents after the previous one and " that the " governor would name engineering su pervisors to ensure the serv ice. He said the company did not seem to care how many power failures occur. Forest Inspectors Hold Meeting Here A meeting of forest inspec tors of the five southern dis tricts of the state department of forestry was held Tuesday and Wednesday at. the south west district headquarters on Table Rock rd. i Purpose was to- discuss methods, procedures and in spection policies pertaining to forest laws regarding indus trial operation. Members of the state staff were here from Salem to conduct the meeting and Lee Port, area supervisor, was in charge. About 35 men attended in cluding some personnel of the U. S. forest service. Phoenix Festival Set for Saturday Phoenix - All organizations planning to have booths in the Phoenix Halloween Festi val Saturday are asked to con struct booths Friday night, ac cording to Lloyd O. (Nick) Nikodym, b o o t h planning chairman. - - Others who are unable to work on booths Friday night may install them Saturday morning, the chairman said. A total of 13 booths are now planned for the new annual Phoenix event, Nikodym add ed. Purpose of the festival is to raise funds for maintenance of the Community club build ing and to purchase equip ment for a new youth recrea tion program. This event re places the annual Spring Festival. Count Officials af Builders Convention County Engineer Paul B. Rynning and Assistant Engi neer Robert J. Carstensen are spending this week at a con vention of the American Road Builders association in Min neapolis. ... ., v, ,-f,-, -. Carstensen is expected home Friday and Rynning will be back in his office Nov. 6. Aluminum Pacts Extended; Copper Industry Closed Steel Industry Resumes Bargaining Pittsburgh (UPD Major de velopments affecting the . na tion's basic aluminum and copper industries took place today as management and union prepare to resume in dustry-wide bargaining in the marathon steel strike. As the four-man bargaining teams representing the basic steel industry and the United Steelworkers Union went into direct bargaining, the union announced devel o p m e n t s which- erased a threat of a strike in the aluminum, in dustry: but shut down the na tion's last major copper pro ducer still operating. Indefinite Extensions. . . The union announced it had agreed to "indefinite" con tract extensions with the "big three" of the aluminum in dustry - Alcoa, Reynolds and Kaiser. Together they produce virtually all the nation's aluminum. The extensions provide for retroactivity to Aug. 1 of any final settle ment, which will be patterned after whatever settlement is reached in the steel industry. Copper Producer Struck The USW also announced that the White Pine Copper Mines of White Pine, Mich., last, major copper producer still operating, was hit by ' a strike Wednesday night. All other major copper producers have been shut ' down by strikes by the USW and the Mine, Mill and Smelter Work ers Union. The bargaining teams re suming direct , talks in the steel strike today . were head ed by R. Conrad Cooper, for the industry, and USW( Presi dent David J. McDonald, for the union. - Changes in Dog S-l Pound Are Noted Changes in operation at the county dog pound, 2872 How ard ave., were announced to day by Chris Hagler, dog con trol officer. The pound is under the jurisdiction of the county court and is super vised by Hagler. Mrs. Stella Hewitt and son, Gary Hewitt, have been hired as pound managers replacing Joe Taylor, who had been at the pound since May. Hagler also announced that the pound will follow a strict er procedure in caring for dogs which are brought to the pound by owners who wish them placed in homes, rather than disposed of. The dog control officer said that puppies and "nice ani mals" who have no record of trouble will be kept at the pound for a week awaiting new homes. After that period, he said, they must be disposed of because of the pound's lack of facilities. Over 40 dogs were at the pound today, "too many" for adequate care, he said. This year's income for the pound, which comes from sale of dog licenses, is the highest on record, according to Hag ler, but cost of improvements and maintenance has left less money than in past years for operation. Females left at the pound must be spayed before they are placed in private homes and owners must meet the spaying cost. Dave Beck! Busies Self With Seattle Seattle-IUPD-It's a big step from laundry truck driver to millionaire president of the Teamsters Union. And, it's a big step down from : number one boss of the teamsters to parkling lot attendant. Dave Beck has taken both steps. There was Beck Wednes day, making change, direct ing cars to parking stalls, and chattering with customers. He Photo on Page 2 was dressed just a tie better than most of his counterparts. - But portly Dave, convicted of income tax evasion, isn't broke. It's just that the park ing lot-is one of his many business interests and "the only way to make something W 1 iff 1 ' WINNERS Chattering High school are the two first place ' winners in the Moose lodge essay, contest. ' First -place winners will reign as king and queen of the Youth Honor Day . ball at the Medford armory Saturday. The essay was written on "Is juvenile delin quency a serious problem in Jackson coun- Regional Meeting Of ASCD Slated The regional fall conference of the Association for Super vision and Curriculum Devel opment will be held at Hed rick Junior High school Nov. 2 and 3. Dr. Robert E. Bills, chair man of the department of psy chology, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala., will be consultant during the con ference, which is expected to attract association members from Josephine, Jackson, Klamath and Lake counties. i . .;The conference will start at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the little theater at Hedrick, following registration and an exhibit of ASCD materials under the di rection of Glenn Linn, princi pal at Hedrick. Alf B. Mekvold, : superin tendent of Jackson county schools, will greet delegates, and Miss Irene Hallberg, sec retary of the Oregon ASCD, will discuss the roll of the as sociation in public education. Dr. Bills will discuss "A New Concept in Educational Psychology a Process Con ception of Education" at 4 pjn. Monday, followed by a discussion period. He also will address a .dinner meeting Monday night on "A New Look at Believing and Be having." Tuesday's sessions will in clude presentations by visit ing regional and state ASCD officers and a summary of ad dresses given Dr. Bills by Verne H. Speirs, assistant su- Derintendent of Ashland schools. At 2 p.m. Tuesday a panel will discuss "The Process Conception of Education To dav and Tomorrow." Modera tor will be Dr. Harold Cloer of Southern Oregon college. Other panel members will in include Warren Cook, Grants Pass school; Isabelle Brizner, Klamath Falls schools; Anne Sprague, Lake county schools; Garry E. Robertson, Klamath Falls; and Jack Kelly, South ern Oregon college. - Dr. Bills will address the Tuesday afternoon session on "Some Promising Practices in Education," with a conference summary by Robert Wendt, principal of Highland school, Grants Pass. Parking Lot of what you own is to be there yourself."- i '.Tve. been working here three or four hours a day for the past few months," he ex plained.'."! have a four year lease on the property and I wa vi to see for myself how it's going to grow." Not Hurling for Money' Beck, who has $73,961.52 tied up in bail money? while appeals on income tax eva sion and grand larceny con victions are being studied by higher courts, was quick to point out he isn't hurting for money. He produced a photostat co of what he said was a check for an income 'tax re fund for last year 334,000 plus. I don't take a cent in sal ary here," he said, speaking In City Tuesday of the parking lot, outside Medford t ty?" First place winners are John Alansky and two second (second from Sophomores Named Winners of Youth Day Essay Contest Two Medford High school sophomore students will? be proclaimed king and queen Saturday evening at the Youth Honor day ball at the Medford armory sponsored by the Moose lodge. ' r The king and queen were selected on the basis of essays written on "Is juvenile delin quency a serious problem in Jackson count?" To receive the $50 U.S. savings bonds for first places? are Lois Sted man, 15, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. - Robert' Stedman, 1367 Kings highway, and John Alansky, 15, son of Mrs. Caro lyn Russell, Stewart ave.,' and grandson of Mrs. Faye J. Hall, 324 South 'Orange st. Miss Stedman is a member of Girls League, and Future Teachers of America. Young Alansky's activities include the debate team, Spanish club, and International Relations league. Second Place Winning second place in the essay contest are two sopho mores, Nancy J. Duncan, 14, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Duncan, 1500 Terrace dr.. and Carl Washburn, 15 son of Mrs. Gene Washburn, 372 O'Gara st. Miss Duncan is active in debate and pho tography. Washburn is presi dent of the sophomore class Defense Opens in Cole Murder Trial San Francisco -(UPD- The de fense opened its case today in the murder trial of George Cole, accused of the fatal shooting of a San Francisco police sergeant during a hold up in 1956. . The prosecution concluded its case Wednesday by tracing the strange, two and one-half year history of a gun believed to have been - used in the shooting of Sgt. Joseph Lacey. The weapon, a .357 mag num pistol, was identified by Homicide Inspector Joseph Curtin as the same one found by Clifford Pinkham, 14, of Central Point, Ore., in south ern Oregon, where Cole was known to have been shortly after the holdup. Atlas Missile Test Launching Successful Cape Canaveral, Fla. -flJPD-Atlas intercontinental ballis tic missile was successfully test launched "less than full range" down the Atlantic today.- ; . . ; . '-- . WEATHER ' FORECAST: Fair and cool to- night and Friday. .Patchy val ley fog Friday morning. ; Low tonight 30. High Friday 62. Temp. Highest Yesterday e 60 - Lowest this Morning 29 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:10 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:42 a.m. Moonrise. tomorrow ' 5:05 a.m. New Moon Oct. 31 EVENING PLANETS Venus, low in east at 3:13 a.m., -is now the only planet in the morning sky. This Winter it will be joined first hy Jupiter and Mars and then by Saturn. left) of 324 South Orange st., and Lois Stedman. (second from right) of 1367 Kings highway. Runners-up in the con test were Nancy .J. Duncan (left), 1500 Ter race dr., and Carl Washburn (right), 472 O'Gara st. (Knackstedt photo) and is active in debate, Latin club, and the International Relations club. Miss Stedman in her essay comments on the attitude of many who do not worry about juvenile delinquency as long ' as it does not concern them directly. She states that juve nile delinquency is a serious problem in the country but that "adult - delinquency far outshines juvenile! delin quency.'' She asks "Why dont the adults set good examples themselves? Alansky answers the essay question with a "no" but adds that "we are hot infallible." He asks "Why let it become a serious problem?" Alansky stresses that the county must support projects in the. field of youth recre ation. Authorities show that crime usually stops when youth are given an opportun ity for constructive activity. Commend Lodge Both Mayor John W. Snider and Gov. Mark O. Hatfield have commended the mem bers of the local Moose lodge for their promoting of the Youth day in the valley. Admission to the dance Sat urday will be by pledge cards which have been distributed to all schools in the county. The pledge cards, which will also be available at the arm ory Saturday, states that the persons who signs will not deface, mutilate ; or ; destroy property or perform any act harmful to others during the Halloween season. , The dance will be from 9 p.m. to midnight. The orches tra will be provided by mem bers of the Musician's union and The Shadows, vocal group from S.t. Mary's school, will sing. Footprints To Official Sources Deny Build-Up On Iraq Frontier Reports Create Feeling of Tension Beirut, Lebanon (UPD The United Arab Republic and Jordan were reported today to have strengthened . their frontier forces opposite Iraq, but official sources denied any major troop build-up is in the making. - UAR Vice President Mar shal Abden Hakim Amer, in an interview with the Chris tian Science Monitor publish ed locally, also denied the re ports appearing in the Mid east press. He said the UAR army was "standing with full force on the front lines facing Israel." . , The reports of fresh troop movements, some coming from travelers arriving here and others from western and Mideast, diplomatic sources, have created an atmosphere of tension. . ' ' This . was particularly true in Baghdad where Iraqi of ficials view any military movements along the Iraqi bonder as a possible prelude to "intervention" by the UAR or Jordan, or both. ' There has been widespread speculation between Iraqi Communists and Nationalists, 1 although such a crisis has been predicted before without any thing happening. Jordanian officials joined those in Cairo in denying any recent troop activity along the Iraqi border. A report that" Jordan last -week seized an Iraqi Jeep ' that crossed its border and held its four occupants also was denied. Sources in Am man said the Jeep was found, but already abandoned. Iraqi Premier Adbel Karim Kassem warned that Iraq was strong enough to crush any aggressor and that it has the most powerful army in the Mideast. : Growing Season Ends With Frost The growing season in the Medford vicinity was virtual ly over this morning with the first general frost of fail. Medford station of the U.S. weather bureau reported a minimum temperature of 29 degrees. It was the first reading below freezing this fall. Tem peratures of 33 degrees were recorded Oct. 1 and yesterday morning, each accompanied by spots of frost in the area. The weather station report ed that the first freezing tem perature is later than usual. October 17 is the mean date for the first reading of 32 de grees orunder. A low of 30 is forecast for tonight. $240 Million Wanted For Rocket Program Washington-ttJPD- Dr. Wern- her von Braun said today he wants $240 million for the Saturn super rocket program next year, $100 million more than the Defense department has recommended. The Summit MAutu CoprrtiM. rut Puimw Pubinnut c St UM rod-Oiwatcb f: 1 t i f it -JlT5r':,!,JT,.'7Pj "