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if B9 Tunis Traffic ' '." V '- '""'-'i'k VSSl !'.-:v?! vsv SCfa PARACHUTE DROP The largest single parachutes. The item, a nine-tone tractor, item of equipment ever dropped from a ', was delivered to 17 U. S. Navy men and C-124 Globemaster and the largest single scientists Oct. 20. Other parachutes are on item -ever parachuted to the South Pole the ground below. Station floats to earth supported by five (UPI Telephoto from Defense Department). 300 Volunteers Will Conduct UMC Home Crusade Next Week About 300 women volun teers will canvass the resi dential areas of Medford next week in the United Medford Crusade's Home Crusade, ac cording to Mrs. James P. Rowan, chairman. A kick-off and training pro gram session for workers in the canvass will be held , at the Red Cross chapter house, 60 Hawthorne ave.,' starting at 10 ajn. Monday, Nov. 9, Mrs. Rowan and Cochairman Mrs. William L. Luman have announced. Richard H. Travis, Med ford, will conduct the train ing session, at which workers materials will be distributed. Will Tak Two Days " Mrs. Rowan said the resi- dential canvass will be eoBteJ pleted on Tuesday and Wed nesday if possible. The Home Crusade is not intended to be a means , of asking those who have con tributed for another gift, Mrs. Rowan noted. It is for the purpose of obtaining gifts Irom those who were missed at work, and others who are not connected with places of employment which other UMC divisions have covered, the said. Mrs. Rowan said workers will be instructed not to call at homes displaying this year's UMC sticker. She ex pressed the hope that those who have received stickers will display them on the front window or door. STn Areas Medford has been divided into seven areas, with a "col onel" in charge of each area. They are Mrs. Fred C. Lorish, Mrs. Ronald Hall, Mrs. R. B. Thierolf, Mrs. A. D. Vosika, Mrs. Al Cuozzo, Mrs. Lewis L. Simpson, and Mrs. Ward L. . Lampkin. Colonels have appointed captains for each subdivision of their area, and the cap tains have in turn appointed Elkins Acquitted On Conspiracy Portland -UPD- James B. El kins, 58, local nightlife figure, today was freed of charges that he" conspired with six others to commit a number of safe burglaries. Circuit Judge Eugene K. Oppenheimer delivered a judgment of acquittal saying "... the court does not be lieve the connecting link has been made by the state." Elkins went on trial nearly three weeks ago.'. The state rested its case Wednesday. The ether .six had been scheduled for trial later. Porter Arrives in Tokyo For 10 Days of Meetings Tokyo - (DPD - Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) arrived here today for a 10-day visit i that will include talks with " U.S. military and civil offic ials and a tour of American military and dependent hous ing areas. . The Oregon legislator was -to hold talks -with U.S. Am bassador to Japan Douglas MacArthur II today and trav el to Osaka Friday to attend the Japan-U.S. conference of mayors and chamber, of com workers who will canvass the homes. Goal for the Home Crusade this year is $2,800, an in crease of $300 more than last year, Mrs. Rowan said. . In ' addition to ' collecting contributions, the Home Cru sade gives the workers an op portunity "to say thank you to those who have given, and to answer questions that some may have concerning the work of our agencies," Mrs. Rowan said. Dr.Mayffiefd lo Return on Sunday Dr, -Leonard - B.Ttfsyf ield, superintendent '. .of . Medford public- schools, is .scheduled .to return to Medford at 10:30 aon. Sunday, following a month-long, tour of Russian arid European educational in stitutions and a Chicago school administrators meeting. A group of local school officials .. and school board members plan , to meet Dr. Mayfield, " who was one of about 30 administrators from the country on the tour. The tour was sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators, the travel committee of the Na tional Association, of Secre taries of State Teachers asso ciations, and the National Education' association. Ds. Mayfield arrived in- the United States Tuesday from Berlin, the last stop on the 30-day tour which included visits in Copenhagen, Hel sinki, Leningrad, Moscow, Tbilisi, Kiev, and Warsaw. . In Chicago, Dr.', Mayfield is attending a national meet ing of school administrators. He will leave Chicago Satur day night. ' Two More Insurance Companies Charged Salem (DM Legal action against two more so - called benevolent mutual insurance companies .was taken today by Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton, making a total of 13 firms which will either have to change their oper ations or go out of business., The latest charges filed in Marion Count Circuit Court are against the United Be nevolent Society and the Or der .of the Golden Cross. Hollywood-(DPD-Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. has - con firmed that he . and honey blonde dancer Joan Stuart, Toronto, Can., plan to be mar ried shortly after Christmas. merce officials. While in Japan Porter also will study: , ... -Administration of teachers in dependent schools. -U.S." housing" policies and living accommodations. -The problem of re-employment rights after a tour of duty overseas, and -Medical services and re lated matters. Porter plans to return to the U.S. on Nov. 15. (UPI Telephoto) PHILIP NOEL-BAKER Long-Time Peace Worker British Laborjte ; Member Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Oslo, Norway (UPD Philip Noel -Baker, a British Labor party member of Parliament who has campaigned vigorous ly for world disarmament for more than 30 years, wbn the Nobel, peace prize today. The Norwegian Storting (Parliament) awarded the prize, . which carries a cash award of $42,602, to the 70-year-old elder statesman of the British Labor party with out listing a specific reason for his selection. Long Peace Devotee' But Noel-Baker, descended from a family with Quaker and pacifist traditions, had de voted the greater part of his life to working for interna tional peace and cooperation. He was instrumental i n founding the League of Na tions and was one of the earl iest meSnbers of its secretariat. He also was a moving spirit in founding the United Na tions. v Delegate To UN He was the British delegate to the first and second U. N. Generaly Assembly sessions, part .of the long list of inter national . peace making and disarmament conferences in which, he took part. Noel - Baker climaxed his 30-year struggle for disarma ment last year with a book outlining a comprehensive "program for world disarma ment.". The book, called "The Arms Race," made sweeping proposals for gradual aban donment of all classes of weapons, .nuclear, convention al, chemical and biological. T North Entrance At Park Reopens Travel through the north entrance to Crater National park was" resumed Wednes day, park service personnel reported, following a tem porary closure Tuesday " due to snow. Only patches of snow were reported in "the area with the roac still clear. It had pre viously been thought that the north entrance would have to remain closed for the rest of the winter season. Park personnel reported that the warming hut at the I rim is now only open on week ends and holidays. AMERICAN Havana; Cuba-IDPD - Three men dressed in military uni forms and carrying rifles fuv ed on American-born Maj. William Morgan's house Wed nesday night in an apparent assassination attempt, it was disclosed today. One of the at tackers was captured. Morgan was absent but his family, servants and body guards were there. The guards quickly return ed the fire and caught a man Ike Appears to Have Put Ties In Proper Focus Washington - (DPD - Diplo matic officials said today President Eisenhower appear ed to have put East-West rela tions back into proper focus by deflating Soviet ballyhoo about a "Camp David spirit." They said it was high time to correct the impression in Russia propaganda broadcasts that unless the United States and its Allies came to terms with the Kremlin they were destroying the magic that came out of the Eisenhower: Khrushchev meeting at Camp David, Md. The President, at his news conference Wednesday, ob viously wanted to throw up some caution flags against ex pecting too much' from the current slight easing of ten sion. Asked about the VCamp Da vid spirit," he said he didn't know what the Russians. meant unless they referred to the fact that he and Khru shchev, when .speaking alone, were able to talk "without being mutually abusive" be cause they stuck to general principles. Eisenhower said that when it comes down to specific issues instead of. generalities, the going gets tougher. The President also made it clear that although he has been anxious for an early Eas-West summit meeting, he will not rush into it until the Western Allies are all ready. Asked about the "momen tum" generated for a summit conference, Eisenhower said this should not lead to "rush ing into something that is not prepared." .. - That's why, he said, the Western Allies are meeting in Paris Dec. 19 to coordinate their positions on critical is sues. ' Kennedy To Start Tour at Klamath Tflamath Falls - (UPD - Sen. .Tnhn F Kennedv (D-Mass.J starts a four-dav Oregon tour here Friday with a breakfast session with Kiamatn counxy Democrats. Kennedy, expected to an Tinnnrp in January whether he will seek the Democratic nomination for president in 1960. will be in Oregon four days this time. He will fly to Coos Bay after the morning, meeting hwa sni has twn sneeches scheduled. After staying over night in Coos Bay, the party will fly to Redmond, go to Bend and then fly to Pendle ton. , . Saturday night the senator uriii stav . in Pendleton and Sunday he will be at Milton- Freewater and isaKer. iveu- nedy addresses students oi Eastern Oregotf College of Education in La Grande Mon day and then flies to Portland for a speech that night tp the Central Labor Council. Pendleton Won't Ticket Out-of-State Autos Pendleton. -4DPD- O u t - of state automobiles will not be ticketed for parking viola tions here anymore. The good will . gesture was an nounced by Andrew J. Browning, . Pendleton city manager. ' Nehru Distressed by Communist Incursions New Delhi-flJPD-Prime Min ister Jawaharlal Nehru said today he was distressed by Communist " China's repeated incursions into Indian terri tory but "no matter how sert ous" border incidents may be. they do not make a war. Washington -(UPD- Negotia tions in the 114-day-old steel strike marked time today awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on the Steelworkers' request to kill a Taft-Hartley back-to-work injunction; , SHOT IN identified as Manuel Aleaga Gonzales. The prisoner was said to be an Army sergeant in the Cuban Air Force sup ply office. He was said to be a former member of the Na tional Revolutionary Police from which he was fired. Morgan is a Castro support er and holds the rank of "commandante," or major, in the Cuban revolutionary forc es. The search for missing Cu Rogue Valley Edition 36 Pages Grants Pass Men Have Close Call From Auto Fumes Klamath Falls -(UPD- Two young, men on a drive from Grants Pass to Klamath Falls were nearly asphyxiated to day near Keno, state police reported. Officers said John Conger, 24, was treated at Klamath Valley hospital and released at 9:35 a.m. His companion, Kenneth Winters, 18, was transferred to. Hillside hospi tal for further treatment. His condition was "good." Both are from Grants Pass. Ambulance Called . A passing motorist called a local ambulance service and the driver, Felix Peace, said he administered' txygen dur ing the 10-mile drive to Klam ath Falls. The young men told him their car, its windows closed, became filled with ex haust fumes from a hoie cut in the rear portion for a muff ler modification. Temperature in the area this morning was 20 degrees above zero. City to Receive Citation Tonight Vern Hill,' director of the Oregon Stale motor vehicles division, tonight will present to Medford a citation for out standing performance in school traffic safety education during 1958. The Dresentation will be made at a meeting of the Med ford city council at 7:30 o'clock in the council cham bers. ' Public and parochial schools in Medford participated in the program. Elliott Becken, assistant superintendent of Medford public schools; the Rev. John Ilg of St. Mary's school, and C. D. Larson, pres ident of the Medford Safety Council, are expected to rep resent, their organizations at the presentation. Three public hearings also are scheduled - at tonignts council meeting. They are on a zone change "for : property on Biddle rd. between Jack son st. and McAndrews rd., on a zone change for property on Crater Lake ave., between Main and Jackson sts., and on paving an alley from Cen tral ave. to Front st. between Ninth and Tenth sts. $557,022 Deposited With Treasurer A total of $557,022.47 in local taxes has been deposited by County Treasurer Karl Janouch during the last three veeks, it was reported today. Local taxes must be paid qy Nov. 13 to receive the 3 per cent discount.' Janouch said that payments have been com ing in faster this November than a year ago. . Taxes must be paid in per son at the county tax office before 5 p.m. Friday, Nov.-13, according to Sheriff Joe Walsh, since Nov. "15, the normal closing date, falls on Sunday and the tax office is closed Saturday. Williamsport, Pa.-(UPB-Rep. Alvin R. Bush (R-Pa.) died to day in Williamsport Hospital. Medfordtribune ywmm (Protest CUBA; RESCUE REPORT FALSE ban Army Commander Maj. Camillo Cienfuegos mean while, went into its eighth day in an atmosphere of deep ening mystery. . There was some speculation that the false report of his rescue Wednesday may have been designed to lure Prime Minister Fidel Castro into an ambush. First reports said thar Cien f uegos had been found- alive MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1959 C. GIRARD DAVIDSON To Speak at Meeting Committee To Hear Davidson C. Girard Davidson, Demo cratic national committeeman for Oregon, will speak at a meeting of the Jackson Coun ty Democratic Central com mittee at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Labor temple, 24 South Grape st. Frank Christian, Talent, chairman of the committee, said Davidson will discuss changes that the new allot ment of. national delegates will bring, and what it will mean to the people of the county. Davidson came to Oregon in 1940 to become general counsel of the Bonneville Power administration. In 1946, he was appointed assist ant secretary of the interior. He returned to Oregon in 1950. Supports Formation He supported the formation of the Democratic Advisory committee, and helped the policy making of the Western States Democratic conference. Davidson also assisted in bringing the Democratic Na tional convention to the west coast for the first time in about 40 years. Davidson is chairman of the Natural Resources committee of the Western States Demo cratic conference, and is chairman of a committee which is .v-cking on new programs . ' -policy items for the 1 democratic plat form and campaign. Wednesday night's meeting is open to the public, Chris tian said. . ' Neuberger Pleased With Commendation Portland -(UPD Sen. Richard Neuberger (D-Ore.), told the Oregon Bankers association today he was proud to have been commended by Secre tary of State Christian Herter for the support Neuberger has given President Eisen hower on issues such as for eign aid. Hermiston Couple Suffocated in Fire Hermiston -(UPDr- A retired couple who moved here from Burns only two months ago suffocated in their home ear ly today after a fire broke out, apparently in an over stuffed chair. The victims were J. B. Stacey, 63, and his 53-year- old wife. County Democrat by a fishing launch near Key Largo off Cuba's' southern coast. A radio message urged that Castro fly immediately to the scene with a physician and medical aid. Palace sources noted Cas tro's frequent implusive ac tions and his deep concern over the disappearance of his . revolutionary comrade-inarms. They said it would not have been strange if he had Counter-Protest Made Against v Security Forces Balboa, Canal Zone -(UPD-Panama rejected Wednesday the U.S. protest against anti American demonstrations by Panamanian nationalists and countered with a protest of its own against. American au thorities and security forces in the Canal Zone. The- Panamanian counter protest was delivered by For eign Minister Miguel J. Mor eno Jr. to U.S. Ambassador Julian F. Harrington while new anti-American violence erupted in Panama City. Bank Windows Smashed i Mobs smashed windows in the Chase Manhattan - Bank building and the U.Sl-owned power and light company be fore being dispersed by Na tional Guardsmen.. Panamanian National Guardsmen also patrolled the borders of the Canal Zone where U. S. Army troops stood guard behind newly-erected barbed wire barricades to block any new invasion at tempt by nationalistic ele ments from Panama. . , : Harrington had protested to the Panamanian govern ment against the attack on the embassy and other Amer ican agency buildings, the tearing down of the' embas sy's flag during Tuesday's ri oting. Police Action Protested In . its reply, Panama pro tested against the "attitudes and deeds" of Canal Zone po lice and U.S. troops who were called out to help them dis perse mobs which tried to en ter the zone. The note said the Panama nian government "trusts that U.S. civilian as well as mili tary authorities in the Canal Zone will act in the future with more care and sense, in order to avoid repetition of the events that we all re gret." - - . Veterans Parade Chairman Is Named Del Boyd of . the Medford American Legion post has been named chairman of the Veterans Day parade commit- tee, auuui ui"6 tu vit xjcl v iu, president of the Jackson County Allied Veterans Coun cil. The . parade is scheduled to start at 11 a.m, next Wed nesday. He will be assisted by Charles Meyer, a member of the local barracks, Veterans of World War I,, and Ray Huson, of the Medford Vet erans of Foreign Wars post. Judges for the selection of the Veterans Day queen will be- Maj. Gen. William Pren tice, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hicks, David, and Patripk Graham, past commander of the Dis abled American Veterans here. The queen, who will accom pany tne grand marsnai in the parade, will be, selected at the Library park at 10:30 ajn. Nov. 11. No Indictments in Parker Lynch Case Poplarville, Miss. .-(UPD- The Pearl River County Grand Jvry adjourned today without returning indictments in the Mack Charles Parker lynch I case. responded to the reported ap peal. , The report that the beard ed popular Cienfuegos had been rescued touched off wild rejoicing in Havana until the. government issued an official denial. Observers said . the demonstrations rivaled those which greeted Castro's tri umphant entry into Havana Havana after the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista. Price 10 Cents No. 190 NAMED TO BOARD - Carl M. : Brbphy of the firm Dun can, Brophy", Wilson arid Du haime, Medford lawyers, was named to a three-year term on the-OregoiL: State ; Board, jpf Bar- Examiners. The board consists of nine attorneys se lected from throughout the state -to conduct the annual state Bar examinations and to screen and recommend those successful in examinations for admission to practice as mem bers of the Oregon State Bar. John Dellenback of Medford also is a member of the board. Great Decisions Program to Start Bruce Blake, ' associate re gional director of the Foreign Policy association at -San Francisco, will outline plans for Great Decisions for 1960 program at a meeting at 1 p.m. Friday in the Jackson county courthouse auditor ium. Others expected to .attend include Mrs. Mabel Mack, ex tension service, Oregon State college, state coordinator for Great Decisions, and . Dr. Charles Dean, general exten sion division. Bob Heffernan Jr., Jackson county Great Decisions chair man, has encouraged anyone in the county interested in the program to attend the meeting. .. "Somehow I Can't That Guy Road Conditions Given Blame for Eight Fatalities Montana Reports v 10 Below Zero ; By United Press International vtWet snow turned the Twin Cities area of Minnesota into a sprawling traffic jam today and other storms gave motor ists headaches across parts, of the midwest. " Eight deaths were blamed on road conditions in the West and ' Midwest, four, in Wis consin, and one each in Iowa, Illinois, Montana and ; Colo rado in a 48-hour span.- 'A Minneapolis police dis patcher said "it's a mess," in the Twin Cities and fender bender , cpllisions were . so numerous that police were forced to confine their on-the-spot handlings to those in which personal injuries were involved. . Some drivers reported they took 90 minutes or more to travel eight or 10 miles., A few schools were closed in southern Minnesota be cause buses could not run, and strong winds whipped the state. Iowa Schools Closed Other schools were closed in northwest Iowa ' because roads -: were overlaid ' with snow" which measured up to four inches deep at- Sioux. City reported a rash of minor motor accidents and trees and power lines in the area were damaged by high winds. Driving was hazardous in parts of northern Wisconsin, and the Michigan Highway Department issued . its first road condition report; of the season, ; reporting generally slippery conditions on roads in a nine county area of west ern upper Michigan. Strong winds . and blowing snow swept over- most of Kansas, where a hard freeze was ex-. pected tonight. Cold in Montana Montana had snow . 14 inches deep in . spots, and night temperatures of 10 be low zero. . ' '. While the . North Central states reeled under the near blizzard blast, iouse-wrecking winds whiped through Dixie, causing thousands of dollars in damage. - Two tornadoes were reported in Texas. : - $311.84 Collected in UNICEF Campaign A total of $311.84 was col lected in the UNICEF drive on Halloween, according to local officials. Of the total, $58.24 was col lected . in . the Central Point area, where the program was conducted for. the first time this year, and $23 was collect ed in the Gold Hill area. Also participating in the program in this area were St. Mary's schools, and all Med ford schools. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair through Fri day. Low tonight 25. High Fri day 65. Temp. Highest Yesterday S Lowest this Morning 23 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today . Sunrise tomorrow Moonset tonight . First Quarter Venus, brightest 541 p.m. 6:59 ajn. 10:00 p.m. Nov. J of aU the planets, rises 3:10 a.m. For the next few months (until early in February) Venus will rise a little later and further south on the horizon each morning. Concentrate With Around" MAUkbWi
